Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The tourism sector considered to be the backbone of the territory’s economy is in dire straits especially since Modi-led Indian govt abrogated the special status on August 5, 2019, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
According to Kashmir Media Service, less than 500 tourists have visited the Kashmir Valley since the occupation authorities lifted ban on tourism activities across IIOJK in October, last year.
Pertinently, Indian government had banned all tourists from travelling to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
Though the ban was lifted after few months yet continued restrictions and severe communications blockade badly affected the tourism industry in the occupied territory.
