Terror returned to one of Kashmir's most loved tourist spots. In Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists on a trekking trail.
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00:00This was a tourist in JNK. She claimed her husband was shot at by a terrorist on April 22, 2025, when they were in Pahelgaam, JNK.
00:18Another video from the scene showed her sobbing uncontrollably, begging for help.
00:22Please save my husband, she cried repeatedly.
00:24The attack took place in Baisaran Valley in Pahelgaam, a site frequented by tourists.
00:34The area is approachable only on foot or horses.
00:37Preliminary reports suggested that a distress call was received by the police from a female tourist from Pahelgaam's Baisaran forests.
00:44She informed that gunmen targeted trekkers in the area.
00:47According to initial inputs, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the tourists who had gone for a trekking trip.
00:55The resistance front, TRF, a shadow outfit of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack.
01:03Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area.
01:06The injured were being treated at a local hospital.
01:09This marks the first major terrorist attack targeting tourists in the region in a long time.
01:13In 2024, Jammu and Kashmir saw multiple terror incidents.
01:17In Riyasi, militants opened fire on a bus scanning Hindu pilgrims causing it to plunge into a gorge.
01:23Nine were killed and 41 injured.
01:25Later in November, three LET affiliates were arrested for a grenade attack at Srinagar's crowded Sunday market that injured at least 12 civilians.
01:33After the Pahelgaam attack, many tourists were rushing out of the state.
01:37Many locals in Srinagar, however, ensured tourists that they'd provide them with every means of help necessary.
01:42Theあverna region told us everything, we have requested that panic does not need to panic.
01:48Our hope of the door, home, and hotel doors open our hearts.
01:52We're going to go to the river.
01:54We're going to go to the river.