Kashmiris have denounced last week’s deadly militant assault on tourists in Pahalgam but fear they will be caught in the widening Indian clampdown.

By Fayaz Bukhari and Shivam Patel SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Over half of the tourist destinations in India's insurgency-torn Kashmir region were closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters,

The decision to temporarily shut 48 holiday resorts came a week after gunmen killed 26 people, most of them Indian tourists, in the restive region. View on euronews

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Pakistan refuted India's claims regarding the Pahalgam attack. They accused India of backing terrorism within Pakistan. Pakistan presented Abdul Majeed's arrest as evidence. India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty and closed borders.

Pakistan is reportedly in a state of panic over fears of a strong retaliatory response from India. In an interview, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif openly admitted that an Indian strike appears “almost certain.