Kashmir is safe, very peaceful, says international tour leader from Malaysia

PAHALGAM (J&K): (Apr 22) "I wanted to see Munni here, but Munni is gone!" joked Mohammad Fadli, an international tour leader from Malaysia, referring to the young protagonist of the Bollywood movie 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'.

Yet, standing along the river Lidder where parts of the film was shot, his primary message to the world was far more serious that entire Kashmir region including Pahalgam is "safe, and very peaceful".

Fadli's arrival in Pahalgam on Wednesday with a group of 21 visitors, exactly one year after the terror attack of April 22, 2025 that left 26 people mainly tourists dead, serves as a powerful testament to the valley's resilience.