Jammu, July 12 -- Around 40 to 50 terrorists, largely Pakistanis, were active in Jammu region and the Army has intensified anti-terror operations to neutralize them at the earliest, said officials familiar with the development.

While an unprecedented security grid had been put in place for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, around 50 Pakistani terrorists were active across eight districts of Jammu, said defence sources.

They said districts like Kathua, Samba, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri and Poonch had the presence of Pakistani terrorists.

"They belong to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba terror outfits. We have intensified anti-terror operations and are not giving them any breather," they added.

Sources also confided that sur...