Sombre Mood, Caution In The Air: How Pahalgam Looked On First Sunday After Terror Attack
Last Updated:April 28, 2025, 20:37 IST The visitors were either those who had already reached the valley on the day of the Pahalgam attack or were scheduled to arrive the next day (Clockwise from left) The usually crowded Pahalgam market, restaurant and Maggi Spot wore a deserted look. (Syed Aabid Shafi/News18) The Khanabal-Pahalgam road, locally known as KP road, in South Kashmir’s Anantnag wore a deserted look on Sunday, five days after the Baisaran terror attack. The sight was a far cry from the hustle and bustle usually witnessed on the weekends, especially during the peak tourist season in Kashmir valley. Usually, Sundays see taxis and tourists’ cabs zipping up and down the 42-kilometre-long road that starts from Khanabal, the starting point of Anantnag town, to the Pahalgam resort town. However, days after the April 22 dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadow that left 26 dead, the scenes on KP road were markedly different. The mood was sombre, there was a sense of heightened security in the air, and only a few vehicles made …
