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3 days ago
- Politics
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J&K: Heavy exchange of fire in Kishtwar as Army traps 2-3 terrorists
Indian Army troops on Sunday clashed with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district during an intelligence-based operation, with heavy firing underway and at least two to three militants believed to be trapped. read more Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard as police and army soldiers launch an operation in Awantipora area, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Photo: Dar Yasin/AP) Indian Army troops clashed with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district early Sunday during an intelligence-based operation, the Army's White Knight Corps said. Acting on specific inputs, soldiers tracked suspected militants in the Dul area and came under fire shortly after making contact. Security sources believe two to three Pakistani terrorists are trapped, with heavy gunfire ongoing. The area has been sealed off, and the operation continues, with no word yet on casualties. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Kishtwar has seen a spike in counterterror operations in recent months as forces push deeper into remote, mountainous terrain to dismantle militant networks. The clash comes amid Operation Akhal in South Kashmir's Kulgam district, launched on August 1 after reports of terrorist movement in a forested belt. It has already claimed two militants' lives but also cost the Army two soldiers, Lance Naik Pritpal Singh and Sepoy Harminder Singh, and left 10 others injured. At least two to three militants remain cornered in dense forests, with elite PARA units, drones, and attack helicopters working to flush them out.
First Post
04-08-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Pahalgam attack: Agencies identify terrorists' handler in Pakistan, trace their route from Baisaran to Dachigam
Following the 'Operation Mahadev' last week, Indian security agencies have identified the handler of three terrorists as Pakistan-based Sajid Saifullah Jatt of Lashkar-e-Taiba. The agencies have assessed that those killed in the encounter were part of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April. read more Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard as police and army soldiers launch an operation in Awantipora area, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Photo: Dar Yasin/AP) Following the 'Operation Mahadev' last week, Indian security agencies have identified the handler of terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack and traced the route that those terrorists took, according to a report. On July 28, the Indian Army said it killed three terrorists in the Dachigam area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar. Those were later said to be involved in attack in J&K's Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow in which they killed 26 people. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The CNN-News 18 has reported that Indian agencies have now identified Sajid Saifullah Jatt, the south Kashmir operations chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as the key handler based in Lahore, Pakistan. The report said that the agencies have also confirmed the terrorists' link to Pakistan and LeT through funeral prayers of those killed in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK), which were coordinated by Rizwan Anees of LeT. The agencies believe that the evidence leaves no doubt that the three persons killed in Dachigam, who they have identified as Suleman Shah (alias Faizal Jatt), Abu Hamza (alias 'Afghan"), and Yasir (alias 'Jibran") were Pakistani nationals and part of the LeT. How agencies confirmed link to Pakistan The evidence found from three terrorists in Dachigam contains voter ID cards and a NADRA card, which are the Pakistani equivalent of Aadhaar card, according to CNN-News 18. The agencies have found that these cards have been tied to electoral rolls in Lahore and Gujranwala, confirming the Pakistani identities of those killed in Dachigam, according to the report. The agencies have flagged the presence of Pakistan-made chocolate as further proof of Pakistani roots of terrorists. As for the route they took, the agencies have assessed that they crossed into India near Gurez and were later sheltered in a seasonal hut near Pahalgam by two Kashmiri men —Parvaiz and Bashir Ahmad Jothar— who later confessed to aiding them, the report said. GPS data from a Garmin device recovered from one of them and call logs from a Huawei satellite phone established their movements and linkages to operational control in Pakistan, the report said.
South Wales Argus
09-05-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight
In Pakistan, an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, local police official Adeel Ahmad said. People in border towns said the firing continued well into Friday morning. The back-and-forth shelling between India and Pakistan killed at least five civilians (Dar Yasin/AP) 'We're used to hearing exchange of fire between Pakistan and India at the Line of Control, but last night was different,' said Mohammad Shakil, who lives near the frontier in Chakothi sector. In India, military officials said Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery, mortars and gunfire at multiple locations. They said Indian soldiers responded, triggering fierce exchanges until early dawn. A woman was killed and two other civilians were injured in the Uri sector, police said, taking the civilian death toll in India to 17 since Wednesday. Tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals have soared since an attack on a popular tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation Islamabad rejects. On Wednesday, India conducted airstrikes on several sites in Pakistani territory it described as militant-related, killing 31 civilians according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets. On Thursday, both countries reported drone attacks that the other swiftly denied. These incidents could not be independently confirmed. A Kashmiri man using mobile light during blackout is seen after residents of the city of Jammu reported hearing explosions and sirens (Mukhtar Khan/AP) Panic also spread during an evening cricket match in northern Dharamsala city, where a crowd of more than 10,000 people had to be evacuated from the stadium and the game called off, according to an Associated Press photographer. Meanwhile, several northern and western Indian states, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Indian-controlled Kashmir, shut schools and other educational institutions for two days. Airlines in India have also suspended flight operations from two dozen airports across northern and western regions. India's Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed in a statement the temporary closure of 24 airports on Thursday. The impact of the border flare-up was also seen in the Indian stock markets. In early trade on Friday, the benchmark Sensex tanked 662 points to 79,649 while Nifty 50 declined 215 points to trade at 24,058. As fears of military concentration soar and worried world leaders call for de-escalation, the US Vice President JD Vance has said that a potential war between India and Pakistan would be 'none of our business'. 'What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we're not going to get involved in the middle of war that's fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it,' Mr Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
Glasgow Times
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight
In Pakistan, an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, local police official Adeel Ahmad said. People in border towns said the firing continued well into Friday morning. The back-and-forth shelling between India and Pakistan killed at least five civilians (Dar Yasin/AP) 'We're used to hearing exchange of fire between Pakistan and India at the Line of Control, but last night was different,' said Mohammad Shakil, who lives near the frontier in Chakothi sector. In India, military officials said Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery, mortars and gunfire at multiple locations. They said Indian soldiers responded, triggering fierce exchanges until early dawn. A woman was killed and two other civilians were injured in the Uri sector, police said, taking the civilian death toll in India to 17 since Wednesday. Tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals have soared since an attack on a popular tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation Islamabad rejects. On Wednesday, India conducted airstrikes on several sites in Pakistani territory it described as militant-related, killing 31 civilians according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets. On Thursday, both countries reported drone attacks that the other swiftly denied. These incidents could not be independently confirmed. A Kashmiri man using mobile light during blackout is seen after residents of the city of Jammu reported hearing explosions and sirens (Mukhtar Khan/AP) Panic also spread during an evening cricket match in northern Dharamsala city, where a crowd of more than 10,000 people had to be evacuated from the stadium and the game called off, according to an Associated Press photographer. Meanwhile, several northern and western Indian states, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Indian-controlled Kashmir, shut schools and other educational institutions for two days. Airlines in India have also suspended flight operations from two dozen airports across northern and western regions. India's Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed in a statement the temporary closure of 24 airports on Thursday. The impact of the border flare-up was also seen in the Indian stock markets. In early trade on Friday, the benchmark Sensex tanked 662 points to 79,649 while Nifty 50 declined 215 points to trade at 24,058. As fears of military concentration soar and worried world leaders call for de-escalation, the US Vice President JD Vance has said that a potential war between India and Pakistan would be 'none of our business'. 'What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we're not going to get involved in the middle of war that's fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it,' Mr Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
Western Telegraph
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Western Telegraph
Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight
In Pakistan, an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, local police official Adeel Ahmad said. People in border towns said the firing continued well into Friday morning. The back-and-forth shelling between India and Pakistan killed at least five civilians (Dar Yasin/AP) 'We're used to hearing exchange of fire between Pakistan and India at the Line of Control, but last night was different,' said Mohammad Shakil, who lives near the frontier in Chakothi sector. In India, military officials said Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery, mortars and gunfire at multiple locations. They said Indian soldiers responded, triggering fierce exchanges until early dawn. A woman was killed and two other civilians were injured in the Uri sector, police said, taking the civilian death toll in India to 17 since Wednesday. Tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals have soared since an attack on a popular tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation Islamabad rejects. On Wednesday, India conducted airstrikes on several sites in Pakistani territory it described as militant-related, killing 31 civilians according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets. On Thursday, both countries reported drone attacks that the other swiftly denied. These incidents could not be independently confirmed. A Kashmiri man using mobile light during blackout is seen after residents of the city of Jammu reported hearing explosions and sirens (Mukhtar Khan/AP) Panic also spread during an evening cricket match in northern Dharamsala city, where a crowd of more than 10,000 people had to be evacuated from the stadium and the game called off, according to an Associated Press photographer. Meanwhile, several northern and western Indian states, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Indian-controlled Kashmir, shut schools and other educational institutions for two days. Airlines in India have also suspended flight operations from two dozen airports across northern and western regions. India's Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed in a statement the temporary closure of 24 airports on Thursday. The impact of the border flare-up was also seen in the Indian stock markets. In early trade on Friday, the benchmark Sensex tanked 662 points to 79,649 while Nifty 50 declined 215 points to trade at 24,058. As fears of military concentration soar and worried world leaders call for de-escalation, the US Vice President JD Vance has said that a potential war between India and Pakistan would be 'none of our business'. 'What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we're not going to get involved in the middle of war that's fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it,' Mr Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
