JAMMU, April 30 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has uncovered the involvement of local terrorists operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the devastating Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 innocent lives. The investigation, still in its early stages, points to a coordinated effort involving over 200 local terrorists based in Pakistan and PoJK, with logistics facilitated by Pahalgam residents under the direction of Pakistan-based operatives.
According to NIA sources, the attack was orchestrated by top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Farooq Ahmad, currently believed to be in PoJK. Ahmad, a key figure in multiple terror attacks in Kashmir over the past two years, allegedly leveraged his sleeper...