Pahalgam, April 20 -- Visitors from across the country have started arriving in the Kashmir Valley, showing renewed confidence in the region's stability just days before the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror incident.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, Vishal, a tourist, "My father used to live here earlier, and he only suggested that we visit Srinagar... This place is really safe; earlier, there was an unfortunate incident, but we cannot judge a location from that. I felt very safe, people are also nice..."

Another tourist, while speaking to ANI, said, "We are feeling really good here... The city is clean, and it is peaceful here. There was no fear now, we have full faith in the Indian army and J&K police."

Meanwhile, in the aftermath ...