Shops, Fuel Stations, Private Schools Shut In Srinagar To Protest Pahalgam Terror Attack

Pahalgam panic attack: Shops, substance station, schools were unopen connected Wednesday arsenic organisations from various walks of life called for a shutdown to protestation nan killings successful Pahalgam that claimed nan lives of 26 people, mostly tourists, and injured respective others. Terrorists attacked Baisaran meadows of nan Pahalgam edifice successful southbound Kashmir's Anantnag district. 

Videos and photos connected societal media of nan aftermath of nan onslaught person near group from crossed nan state shaken. In these videos, galore were seen pleading for help, while immoderate continued to break down. Following nan dastardly attack, information was beefed up crossed nan valley. 

Officials said that astir shops, substance stations, schools, business establishments were unopen successful Srinagar. Only shops dealing successful basal commodities were unfastened crossed nan city. While backstage vehicles plied arsenic usual, nationalist carrier was sparse.

While authorities schools were open, backstage schools were unopen crossed nan valley. 

Peaceful protests were held astatine respective places successful nan vale arsenic nan protestors denounced nan attack. Several governmental parties, socio-religious organisations, waste and acquisition bodies and civilian nine groups called for a shutdown successful Kashmir. The ruling National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples' Conference, and Apni Party were immoderate of nan governmental parties supporting nan shutdown to protestation nan attack.

Mutahida Majlis Ulema (MMU) -- a group of respective belief bodies – appealed to nan group of Jammu and Kashmir to protestation nan attack. Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation, and different waste and acquisition and tourism bodies called for a shutdown. The Private Schools' Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) besides announced nan closure of each backstage schools successful nan state, while Kashmir University postponed each examinations scheduled connected Wednesday. 

PAHALGAM TERROR ATTACK

Terrorists opened occurrence astatine visitors successful Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadows sidesplitting 26 and injuring respective others. It was nan worst onslaught successful India since nan 2008 Mumbai shootings, disrupting nan seemingly calm successful Kashmir wherever tourism was connected nan rise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi trim short his sojourn to Saudi Arabia and returned to New Delhi connected Wednesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman besides shortened her sojourn to nan United States and Peru. Modi convened a gathering pinch elder officials astatine nan airport, and a typical information furniture gathering was scheduled for 0530 GMT.

A group called The Kashmir Front, a proxy outfit for Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed work for nan attack, citing discontent complete nan colony of much than 85,000 outsiders successful nan region. 

Published on: Apr 23, 2025 11:32 AM IST