NIA charges 7, including Pak handler, in Pahalgam terror attack case

• NIA filed a chargesheet against seven accused, including a Pakistan-based handler, in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack case.
• The chargesheet names Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF) for planning and executing the attack.
• The attack resulted in the deaths of 25 tourists and a local pony operator due to religion-based targeted killings.
• Pakistani handler Sajid Jatt and three Pakistani terrorists killed by the Army (Faisal Jatt, Habeeb Tahir, Hamza Afghani) are named in the chargesheet.
• The NIA's 1,597-page chargesheet details Pakistan's conspiracy and invokes penal sections for waging war against India.

Why It Matters: This exposes Pakistan's sponsorship of terrorism against India.