Jammu Tawi, April 24 -- For the first time Jammu and Srinagar simultaneously observed compete Bandh in protest against the terror attack on the civilians in Pahalgam killing 28 and critically injuring 18 others, officials said.

Several parts of Jammu region observed a total shutdown on Wednesday on multi-organisations Bandh calls.

Besides Jammu city, shutdown was observed in Reasi, Udhampur, Katra, Kathua, and Samba.

Protests were held in several parts of Jammu city, with many protesters raising anti-Pakistan slogans.

"We want a befitting reply to Pakistan on the pattern of surgical strikes to destroy terror bases there. We want terrorists and their supporters in J-K to be eliminated," senior BJP leader Yudhvir Sethi told reporters he...