Srinagar: Two Pakistani terrorists nabbed by the Army on the Line of Control (LoC) have revealed the nefarious design of Pakistan to push terrorists in the Kashmir valley to carry out targetted attack on the Indian forces.
The arrested Pakistani terrorists have been identified as Khalil Ahmad and Mozam Khokar, were arrested near the LoC in Boniyar sector of Baramulla district during the intervening night of August 22 and 23, said sources.
They told the security agencies during sustained grilling that a large group of terrorists were waiting at launch pads near the LoC to infiltrate into J&K for disrupting peace in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 and division of the State into two Union Territories.
Defence sources said that the two arrested terrorists were affiliates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and before entering India, they under training at camps organised by the Pakistan Army in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The arrested terrorists revealed that there were five more terrorists who had sneaked into the Indian soil and of them three were Afghan terrorists.
“During questioning the two LeT terrorists also revealed that their handlers across the LoC are planning to push in groups of terrorists to disrupt peace and attack the security forces in Kashmir.
“In their revised strategy, the terrorists and their handlers have been training small groups of seven to ten terrorists who can sneak across the LoC under the cover of fire provided by the Pakistan Army”, Defence sources said.
Sources said that at least 14 terror training camps and their launching pads have been reactivated across the LoC after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.