The terror attack, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon on tourists in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, left at least 26 dead and dozens injured. But why are people comparing the Kashmir attack to the Hamas attack on October 7,

A LocalCircles survey conducted after the attack found that out of Indian domestic tourists who were planning to visit the once ‘Heaven on Earth’ this year, as many as 62 per cent have decided not to go, saying they were now “cancelling plans/bookings.”

Tourism in Kashmir sees a fresh setback following the Pahalgam terror attack, with operators reporting mass cancellations. A survey conducted by LocalCircles reveals that six out of 10 travellers who had planned trips to Kashmir between May and December 2025 are now cancelling their bookings.