Pahalgam Terrorists Hid Weapons In Betaab Valley, Were Aided By OGWs: 3 Big Revelations In NIA Report

The NIA had on April 27 taken over the probe into the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which left 26 dead. The agency has also intensified search for evidence and questioned scores of eyewitnesses to unravel the terror conspiracy.

The Pakistan-based terrorists, who killed 26 innocent civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, were in constant touch with their handlers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and had their weapons hidden in Betaab Valley, according to the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) preliminary probe, sources told Times Now. Twenty-six civilians, mostly tourists, were killed on April 22 after terrorists opened fire at Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley.
The NIA, in its preliminary investigation, has uncovered strong evidence pointing towards the involvement of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and elements of the Pakistan Army in the planning and execution of the Pahalgam terror attack. Hashim Musa (also known as Suleman or Suleiman), involved in the Pahalgam attack, is believed to be a former para commando of the Pakistani army’s special forces. The Resistance Force (TRF) – an offshoot of the LeT – had initially claimed the responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. However, the group denied its involvement as global pressure mounted and termed the previous online claim as a breach. Days later, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that Islamabad used its position in the UNSC to remove TRF from its statement on Pahalgam attack.