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NDTV
05-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Security Forces Eye 54 Routes To Hunt Down Pahalgam Attack Terrorists
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are intensifying searches for terrorists behind the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, focusing on 54 routes. New Delhi: The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have intensified their search for the terrorists behind the deadly Pahalgam attack and are now focused on 54 routes that begin from Baisaran, the valley where the terror attack left 26 people dead last month, sources told NDTV. Some of these routes go upwards towards dense forests and mountains, while others are connected to different parts of Kashmir, they said. The Over Ground Workers (OGWs), who have been arrested for providing logistics to terrorists, have also been taken to the forests for the search operations. The terrorists are believed to be in hideouts in the forests, sources said. The probe has so far found that three terrorists - two from Pakistan and one from Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag - had opened fire on tourists in Baisaran Valley, known as "mini Switzerland" for its rolling hills and verdant orchards, killing 25 Indian nationals and a Nepali citizen on April 22. The police have released sketches of three terrorists suspected of being involved in the Pahalgam attack. — Anantnag Police( اننت ناگ پولیس) (@AnantnagPolice) April 24, 2025 According to the notices made public by the police on X, the three suspects are: Hashim Musa alias Suleman and Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai, both residents of Pakistan, and Adil Hussain Thoker, a native of Anantnag. The attack in Baisaran meadow was one of the deadliest assaults on civilians in the region in recent years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will "identify, track and punish" every terrorist and their "backers" who were behind the Pahalgam attack. "We will pursue them to the ends of the earth," he told a public gathering on April 24. India has hit Pakistan with a series of strict measures, including expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the over six-decade-old Indus Waters Treaty and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post.
United News of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Youth's body found in Kulgam; Mehbooba demands probe into alleged foul play
Srinagar, May 4 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday called for probe into alleged foul play after a youth's body was recovered from a river in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. The body of the Imtiyaz Magray was recovered from a river—two days after residents allege he was picked up by the Army, she said. The body was handed over to the relatives after completing medico legal formalities at district Hospital Kulgam 'Yet another body has been recovered from a river in Kulgam raising serious allegations of foul play. Local residents allege that Imtiyaz Magray was picked up by the army two days ago and now mysteriously his body has surfaced in the river,' Mehbooba said in a post on X. Mehbooba said the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam appears to be a calculated attempt to derail the fragile peace, disrupt tourism in Kashmir and undermine communal harmony across the country. 'If a single act of violence can shake the entire system—triggering arbitrary arrests, home demolitions, and the targeting of innocent civilians then the perpetrators have already achieved their objective. Allegations of misconduct whether in Bandipora encounter or in this latest incident in Kulgam are deeply troubling and warrant a thorough impartial investigation,' she said. Following the deadly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local resident, security forces have intensified their crackdown across the Kashmir Valley, targeting militants and their Over Ground Workers (OGWs).
India.com
02-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Pakistan Army, ISI And Lashkar Nexus Executed Pahalgam Terror Attack, Says NIA Report
Pahalgam Terror Attack: The Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of at least 26 people, mostly tourists, was executed by a collusion of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Pakistan Army, and the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the NIA report said, ZEE News TV reported, citing sources. According to the preliminary NIA report, at least 75 On Ground Workers (OGWs) have been arrested in connection with the heinous attack. The details surfaced as the national probe agency intensified its crackdown on the people who allegedly aided the terrorists in executing the attack. #BreakingNews | पहलगाम हमले पर विस्फोटक खुलासा.. हमले में ISI, पाक सेना का हाथ-सूत्र #PahalgamTerroristAttack #PahalgamTerrorAttack @Chandans_live — Zee News (@ZeeNews) May 2, 2025 The sources also revealed that top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Farooq Ahmad played an instrumental role in helping the terrorists to carry out the attack. He is believed to be hiding in PoK. #BreakingNews | पहलगाम हमला : आदिल ने की आतंकियों की मदद-सूत्र #PahalgamTerroristAttack #PahalgamTerrorAttack @Chandans_live @Zeepramod — Zee News (@ZeeNews) May 2, 2025 Meanwhile, amid the tensions along the India-Pakistan border, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked small arms firing on Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the eighth consecutive day on Friday. A Defence Ministry statement on Friday said, "During the night of May 1 and May 2, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked small arms firing from posts across the LoC opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Naushera, and Akhnoor areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir." "Indian Army troops responded in a calibrated and proportionate manner." In addition to the LoC, the Pakistan Army also violated the ceasefire on the International Border in the Pargwal sector of Jammu on Thursday. Tensions have mounted between the two countries after Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists sponsored and aided by Pakistan on April 22 in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam.
NDTV
02-05-2025
- NDTV
Lashkar-Pakistan's ISI Nexus Mentioned In Anti-Terror Body's Pahalgam Report
Quick Take NIA's report links Pakistan's ISI to the Pahalgam terror attack. The attack on April 22 led to the death of 26 individuals, mostly tourists. Lashkar-e-Taiba plotted the attack under ISI directive, per NIA sources. New Delhi: The anti-terror body National Investigation Agency's (NIA) preliminary report on the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam' s Baisaran Valley points to an operational nexus between Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), sources have said. According to NIA sources, the conspiracy behind the terror attack that killed 26 people, primarily tourists, was developed within LeT, allegedly under directives issued by senior ISI operatives. The plan is believed to have been formalised at Lashkar's headquarters in Pakistan. Two terrorists central to the attack, identified as Hashmi Musa (alias Suleman) and Ali Bhai (alias Talha Bhai), are confirmed Pakistani nationals. Interrogations of detained operatives indicate that both attackers maintained consistent communication with Pakistani-based handlers, receiving specific instructions on timing, logistics, and execution. The terrorists allegedly entered Indian territory weeks before the attack and were aided by a network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) who provided local logistical support, including shelter, navigation, and reconnaissance. Evidence Collection The NIA has conducted extensive forensic and electronic data gathering. Over 40 cartridges recovered from the crime scene have been sent for ballistic and chemical analysis. Investigators also performed 3D mapping of the attack site and extracted dump data from mobile towers around the valley. Satellite phone activity in the region spiked in the days leading up to the attack. At least three satellite phones were operational in and around Baisaran, and signals from two have been traced and analysed.
Hans India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
J&K Waqf Board hands over appointment letter to brother of local killed in Pahalgam terror attack
Srinagar: J&K Waqf Board Chairperson, Darakhshan Andrabi, handed over the appointment letter to the brother of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, the pony wallah, who was killed by terrorists in the Pahalgam attack while he tried to save tourists. Speaking to reporters, Andrabi said that the next of kin of Adil has been provided the job letter to honour the sacrifice of the horse ride operator. 'His sacrifice will always be remembered,' Andrabi said. Eye-witnesses claimed Syed Adil Hussain had a scuffle with the terrorists when he asked them why they were killing innocent people. They further claimed that he tried to snatch the weapons of one terrorist but was shot dead during the scuffle. At least 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local, were killed on April 22 by the terrorists in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam. The nation was outraged by the terror attack. In his first reaction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the terrorists, their handlers and backers would he chased and hunted down to the ends of the earth. After a meeting with the Defence Minister, National Security Advisor, Chief of Defence Services (CDS), three chiefs of Army, Navy and the Air Force, the Prime Minister announced that the armed forces had been given free hand to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack by deciding the timing, target and the magnitude of the response against the terrorists, true backers and handlers. On Monday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a 40-minute-long meeting with the Prime Minister. The Defence Minister met PM Modi after he received a detailed briefing by the CDS on the preparedness of the country's armed forces to meet any eventuality. J&K L-G also held a security review meeting with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi in Srinagar a few days ago, and asked the Army to use whatever force is required to hunt down the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack. Meanwhile, to send a powerful message to terrorists, their Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and sympathisers, security forces continue demolition of the houses of terrorists. Last Friday, two houses belonging to Adil Hussain Thokar and Asif Sheikh were demolished in the Tral and Bijbehara areas. Both these terrorists were part of the LeT terrorist group involved in the Pahalgam killings. Security forces have so far demolished the houses of 10 terrorists, who are reportedly still active in the Kashmir Valley. On Monday, the J&K Assembly unanimously condemned the dastardly terrorist attack and passed a resolution on this.
