Citing Terror Threat To Amarnath Yatra , Pilgrims, Tourists Asked To Return As Soon As Possible From Valley

The Jammu and Kashmir government asked Amarnath Yatris and tourists to immediately make necessary arrangements to cut short their stay in the Valley and return as soon as possible in the wake of intelligence inputs of ‘specific terror threats’ to the pilgrimage. The yatra has been curtailed .

J&K govt issues security advisory in the interest of #AmarnathYatra pilgrims and tourists, “that they may curtail their stay in the Valley immediately and take necessary measures to return as soon as possible”, keeping in view the latest intelligence inputs of terror threats. pic.twitter.com/CzCk6FnMQ6 — ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2019

The principal secretary (home) issued a security advisory, saying pilgrims and tourists ‘may curtail their stay’ and ‘return as soon as possible’.

‘Keeping in view the latest intelligence inputs of terror threats, with specific targeting of the Amarnath Yatra, and given the prevailing security situation in the Kashmir Valley, in the interest of safety and security of the tourists and Amarnath Yatris, it is advised that they may curtail their stay in the Valley immediately and take necessary measures to return as soon as possible,’ it said.