India, April 23 -- Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which is said to be the key planner behind Tuesday's attack on tourists in Pahalgam, has the highest number of active foreign terrorists in J&K, records maintained by the security forces show.

The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the ISI-backed LeT, claimed responsibility on social media channels, but security forces and experts have dismissed this as an eyewash.

The record, cited above, also mentions that at least 56 foreign terrorists are currently active in J&K. Of these, 18 are from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), 35 from LeT, and three are associated with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). The three HM terrorists are also residents of Pakistan, an official from the security forces said.

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