It was Javid who drew our attention to the cutouts and remarked on the strong presence of Shia followers in Kashmir. “Pura curfew hai Sir, Srinagar se Gulmarg ka rasta bhi bandh hai,” he said in the message, adding, “mahaul bigra hua hai”. The incident took a toll on tourist footfall in Kashmir and Pahalgam in particular. Yet the graph of tourism will move in tandem with mahaul, which can and does change in a jiffy. He said, “Yeh Kashmir hai, idhar mahaul kabhi bhi badal sakta hai.”Any sense of safety felt transient — be it Gulmarg or the rest of the state.

Source: The Telegraph March 08, 2026 01:53 UTC