Restrictions on civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway – NH-44 – imposed after the Pulwama suicide attack which killed 40 soldiers in February, has been relaxed, the Jammu and Kashmir government said in a statement.
On February 14, 40 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed when an explosive-laden vehicle rammed into their convoy. On March 30, another attempt to target a convoy failed.