Various political parties in Jammu and Kashmir called for a shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as a mark of protests against the terror attack in Pahalgam.The ruling National Conference backed the bandh call and said,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi earlier than scheduled from his Saudi Arabia visit following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

As the first Indian prime minister in over four decades to visit Jeddah, the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and the gateway to Islam's holiest sites, Modi's visit goes far beyond symbolic gestures.