Within hours of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Indian Army said it foiled an attempt by two to three terrorists to infiltrate into India at Uri Nala in Baramulla from Pakistani side, Jammu and Kashmirread moreThe Indian Army on Wednesday said that it has foiled an infiltration attempt of terrorists at Uri Nala in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.The infiltration attempt came hours after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam of Anantnag district in which at least 26 people were killed.In a post on X, Srinagar-based 15 Corps of the Indian Army said that two terrorists have been killed in the gunfight along the Line of Control (LoC), which is the de facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADThe Army said that the operation is ongoing. It further said that large quantity of weapons, ammunition, and other war-like stores have been recovered from the terrorists who have been killed.More from India
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‘They came from forest, asked for names and killed men’: Pahalgam terror attack survivors tell how it happenedEarlier in the day, the Army had said that two to three terrorists tried to infiltrate into India from the Line of Control and were intercepted. It further said that a gunfight is ongoing with them.In Pahalgam’s Baisaran area, a group of terrorists carried out an attack on Tuesday afternoon. The area was brimming with tourists who were taking joyrides on ponies and thronging the eateries at the time of the attack. At least 26 people have been killed in the attack — initial reports had put the dead at 27.Sources told CNN-News 18 that terrorists were wearing military fatigues.As per latest information from sources, four to six terrorists were involved in the attack that involved both locals and foreigners — initial reports said that three to four terrorists were involved in the attack.Worst attack in yearsThe Pahalgam attack is the worst in J&K since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.While targeted killings of minorities and migrant workers have frequently taken place in Kashmir in addition to sporadic attacks on security forces, an attack of this scale has not been reported in many years. The last incident of this scale was the Pulwama attack in February 2019 in which 49 soldiers were killed in a bomb blast carried out by Pakistani terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADAnother Pakistani group, The Resistance Front (TRF), has claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. The TRF is seen as an offshoot of the older Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba.Is Pakistan shattering peace?With the biggest terrorist attack in recent years, followed by an infiltration attempt, it appears that Pakistan has upped the ante in Kashmir.Both of these incidents come within days of a vitriolic speech by Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir in which he had not just raised the issue of Kashmir but had also gone on a tirade against Hindus.In the speech, Munir backed the two-nation theory and cited differences between Hindus and Muslims in “every possible aspect of life”.“You have to narrate Pakistan’s story to your children so that they don’t forget it when our forefathers thought we were different from Hindus in every possible aspect of life. Our religion is different, our customs are different, our traditions are different, our thoughts are different, our ambitions are different, that’s where the foundation of the two-nation theory was laid. We are two nations, we are not one nation,” said Munir.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADIn the same speech, Munir also said that Kashmir remains the “jugular vein” of Pakistan and would never be abandoned.While this was seen at the time by many as jingoistic rhetoric to rally support domestically as cash-strapped Pakistan faces a host of homegrown troubles, it now appears that the Pakistani military-intelligence apparatus has opened a front against India by resorting to the old tactic state-sponsored terrorism.TagsJammu and KashmirPakistanEnd of Article
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Pahalgam massacre and infiltration bid at LoC: Pak’s attempt to shatter peace?
