Revival of terror spectre in J&K

The attack on tourists in Pahalgam is a devious attempt to disrupt Kashmir's journey to normalcy

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The dastardly terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, among the worst strikes on civilians in the region in years, is a pointed attempt to disrupt the return of peace and normalcy in the Valley. The high number of casualties inflicted by Lashkar-e-Taiba frontmen is meant to hurt the tourism economy, which had seen unprecedented buoyancy in recent months. The first quarter of this year saw the arrival of a record number of tourists in the Union territory. This spike followed a peaceful and high-turnout election in September-October last year, leading to the establishment of a popular government in Srinagar. Clearly, peace and democracy was gaining the upper hand in the restive region, and the attack is an attempt to pull it back to the d