Sources from srinagar stated that Amarnath Yatra pilgrims and tourists have been asked by the Jammu and Kashmir government to "immediately" cut short their stay in the Kashmir Valley and go back, in an unprecedented advisory amid intelligence inputs of terror threats. Meanwhile pilgrims and tourists have never before been urged to leave Kashmir, which has seen a massive build-up of troops over the past week.
The state government's notice said "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".
Moreover the advisory was put out shortly after the army and the Jammu and Kashmir police, in a joint press conference, said there were "confirmed intelligence reports" that terrorists backed by the pakistan army were trying to disrupt the Amarnath Yatra. Mines and ammunition recovered along the route had confirmed the "direct involvement of the pakistan Army". Recently t he ruling BJP's Jammu and Kashmir chief Ravinder rana, oddly, said the Yatra "will continue till August 15 as scheduled" and denied any atmosphere of fear.
