India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review

An Indian tourist departs after an attack in Pahalgam, about 90kms from Srinagar on April 23, 2025. The government of India's Jammu and Kashmir territory has decided to shut 48 of the 87 tourist destinations in Kashmir. - AFP

SRINAGAR: More than half of the tourist destinations in India's insurgency-torn Kashmir region have been closed to the public from Tuesday (April 29), according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a bid to tighten security after last week's attack on holiday-makers.

The assailants segregated men, asked their names and targeted Hindus before shooting them at close range in the Pahalgam area, killing 26 people, officials and survivors said.