The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday asked AmarnathYatris and tourists to immediately make necessary arrangements to cut shorttheir stay in the Valley and return as soon as possible in the wake ofintelligence inputs of “specific threats” to the pilgrimage.
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 ofterror threats, with specific targeting of the Amarnath Yatra, and given theprevailing security situation in the Kashmir Valley, in the interest of safetyand security of the tourists and Amarnath Yatris, it is advised that they maycurtail their stay in the Valley immediately and take necessary measures toreturn as soon as possible,” it said.