Both militant recruitment and stone-throwing incidents have come down, says Mr. Malik.

Days after Pakistan reportedly shared intelligence on an impending militant attack in Jammu & Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik said in Srinagar on Wednesday that it was “duty-bound” to do so.

“Pakistan is duty-bound to share intelligence inputs with us. But how many attacks Pakistan was able to stop in its own backyard also remains to be seen,” Mr. Malik said.

His statement assumes significance after intelligence was passed on to J&K security agencies by Pakistan’s security agencies on a “likely attack by militants of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind to avenge the killing of the group’s chief Zakir Musa in Tral recently”.

The Governor said his administration had been able to disrupt the militant infrastructure in the State since June last year. However, militants were “still receiving directions from outside because the militancy is facing a defeat”.

“You are witness to how the previous governments tackled militancy. You are aware of our administration’s role in tackling militancy problems in the Valley. Both militant recruitment and stone-throwing incidents across the Kashmir Valley have come down,” he said. “People have understood that this way will lead us nowhere.”

‘No threat to tourists’

Mr. Malik said there was no threat to tourists in Kashmir. “Stray incidents [of violence] are still taking place. Even America, France, England and other countries failed to stop it [violence against tourists in those countries],” he said.

He said his administration would ensure the smooth conduct of the Amarnath Yatra, which begins on July 1.