The recent terror attack in Pahalgam shattered Kashmir’s peace and claimed 26 innocent lives. It was an attack not just on people but on the spirit of a blooming valley that had finally begun to breathe again. Kashmir had begun to heal, and people were finally returning.

The tragedy was meant to break that hope, to instil fear, and to disrupt the fragile peace that tourism had slowly been rebuilding. But what happened next, amidst the pain and fear, was a story of humanity that proves we will not be defeated by terror.

In the midst of the chaos, something extraordinary happened. The very people who depend on tourism for their livelihood — the taxi drivers — stood up, not with fear, but with compassion. These unsung heroes didn’t just react; they chose to rise above the darkness and show us the true spirit of ‘Kashmiriyat’ — its warmth,........

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