For the first time in years, Kashmir Valley observed a complete shutdown, with markets, schools, and public offices closed across Srinagar and other districts, in a rare show of public outrage following the brutal Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.

At least 26 people were killed and 17 others wounded when gunmen opened fire on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the worst assault in years targeting civilians in a restive region that has seen an anti-India rebellion for more than three decades.

A day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades, Indian Foreign Secretary V