Srinagar, April 24 -- Tourism has shown signs of recovery in Pahalgam a year after the terror attack at Baisaran, though visitor numbers are still far below the levels recorded before the assault rattled Kashmir's tourism sector.

On April 22, 2025, terrorists gunned down 26 people, including 25 tourists, and a local guide in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam. The attack shook the whole country and pushed India and Pakistan to the brink of war.

Official data from the tourism department shows 3.36 lakh visitors arrived in the south Kashmir resort between January and April 20 this year - just over half of the 5.51 lakh footfall recorded during the same period in 2025 before the April 22 attack.

Of this year's visitors, 2.79 lakh were domest...