Srinagar: A shutdown is being observed in Kashmir on Wednesday against militant attack in Baisaran area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
This shutdown has been called by business fraternity, private school association, and religious bodies besides political parties as a form of protest and mourning.
Similarly, Jammu counterparts have also called for strike against killings.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Srinagar yesterday evening to assess the security situation in the Valley following the militant attack in Pahalgam.
Today Shah is scheduled to visit Pahalgam, assess security scenario and visit GMC Anantnag to see injured tourists.
At least 26 persons — mostly tourists — were killed on Tuesday at the Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam in one of the worst militant attacks on civilians in Kashmir in the past many years.
