Army personnel near the Line of Control.
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Central intelligence officers have revealed that around 120 terrorists had been gathering every month since December 2024 along the Line Of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India ahead of the Pahalgam terror attack on October 22, as per a report by Hindustan Times.
In December 2024, around 167 terrorists were present across the border, waiting to infiltrate into Indian territory.
In the corresponding month in the previous year, this number was around 40-50, as per the report.
“We had information since late 2023 and early 2024 that Pakistan had activated several terrorists launch pads across the LoC and International Border (IB),” an intelligence official told the publication.
“Some 40-50 terrorists attempted to enter every month between January and March last year. But from December 2024 onwards, Pakistan army and ISI activated its entire terror machinery. From Gurez, Uri and Keran sectors in Valley to Bhimber Gali, Poonch, Krishna Ghati and Samba in Jammu, over 167 terrorists were present in launch pads across the border, armed and ready to enter. In January, February and March too, over 120 terrorists each were present across the border, and they had orders to carry out regular shooting incidents, BAT attacks and IED blasts,” the official further added.
Meanwhile, multiple search and combing operations are going on in Jammu and Kashmir to find out the perpetrators of the attack and to flush out other Pakistani terrorists hiding in the Valley or in the south of Pir Panjal.
In one such operation, a terrorist hideout was successfully located and busted in the forested area of Sedori Nala, Mushtaqabad in Machil. A significant cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the site, including five AK-47 rifles and over 660 rounds of ammunition.
With DHNS inputs