Pahalgm, May 24 -- While Kashmir's famous resort Pahlagam is deserted a month after ghastly terror attack left 25 tourists and a local dead, the local lawmaker Altaf Ahmed Wani, popularly known as Altaf Kaloo, remains optimistic that if peace is maintained and recovery efforts are well-coordinated, the tourism could bounce back within 6 to 12 months.
A three-time legislator and the deputy chief whip of the ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) in the state assembly, Kaloo was among the first politicians to reach the Baisaran valley, the site of the massacre on April 22.
He acknowledged the profound impact the attack has had on the local psyche and economy.
"Peace is gradually returning, but there's still a sense of fear amo...