Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his government’s efforts to bring back tourists to the Union territory can work only after the tourist spots closed in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack are reopened.

“First, we have to reopen those places which have been shut. We did not shut these places in 35 years. When the militancy was at its peak, Drang or Doodhpathri were not closed, the upper areas of Gulmarg were not shut, Aru valley was not closed,” he told reporters here.

Abdullah said some courage is needed to be shown and open tourist spots and promote them effectively.

Addressing criticism that his government was focusing too much on tourism, the chief minister said, “We are trying at our own level despite the fact that we are subjected to taunts

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