By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Bilal Ahmed recalls the day before India revoked Kashmir’s special status on August 5 2019, followed by unprecedented security and communication lockdown. Working as a helper on a houseboat named Pakhtoon, he was serving his guests when the fateful news reached him. The Indian government had ordered tourists and non-locals to leave the region, lending a major blow to the tourism sector in Kashmir.
