Srinagar, Jan. 13 -- In a decisive move against the terror ecosystem, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has dismissed five government employees for their alleged links with terrorist organisations, official sources said on Tuesday.

Sources told news agency Kashmir News Corner (KNC) that the terminated employees include Mohammad Ishfaq, a teacher; Tariq Ahmad Shah, a laboratory technician; Bashir Ahmad Mir, an assistant lineman; Farooq Ahmad Bhat, a field worker in the Forest Department; and Mohammad Yousuf, a driver in the Health Department.

According to sources, investigations by security and intelligence agencies revealed that the employees were allegedly associated with banned terrorist outfits and were involved in activities that...