Terror outfits in PoK task cadre to attack security forces, political workers

NEW DELHI: Frustrated with a marked decline in terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan has tasked the terror outfits in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to step up attacks on the security forces and political cadre of Jammu and Kashmir, the intelligence agencies' reports revealed.

The sources in the security grid in Jammu and Kashmir, quoting report said that a meeting was held earlier in last week of January wherein the operation commanders of terror outfit such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Al Badr and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in PoK and they were instructed to scale up attacks on security forces and political cadres of the Jammu and Kashmir.

The meeting of tanzeem commanders was held at a small town Malakpaiyan in Muzaffarabad district in the PoK wherein a Lt Colonel ranked officer of ISI expressed displeasure with the commanders over a marked decline in terrorist activities in Kashmir Valley.

"He has tasked the commanders to make arrangements for suitable terrorist attacks in the Valley and to recruit young youths and Over Ground Workers (OWG)," the Intelligence report generated from Kashmir valley said.

The sources also said that the ISI officials have been very frustrated that despite all resources like trained mercenaries who returned from Afghanistan with advance weapons were not able to execute ISI's plan to de-stablise the peace and developmental work in the Jammu and Kashmir.

The ISI handlers are also worried over the killings of terrorists and Over Ground Workers (OWG) in Jammu and Kashmir by the security forces along with Indian Army, the sources added.

The intelligence reports also said about the movement of a local Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Rayees Ahmad along with two unidentified terrorists who have visited Nubuk Nanil under Mattan police station in Anantnag.

"Ahmad along with other two terrorists frequently visit Nubuk Nanil suggests that he might be shifting his base and visiting the locality for fresh recruitment of youths from the nearby villages in HM cadre," the sources said, quoting from the intercepted chats. This group might be planning to attack security forces and political workers in between Bijbehera and Anantnag, they added. (IANS)

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