Kashmiri villagers sit next to the coffin of Adil Hussain Shah, who was killed in a terror attack near Pahalgam, before his funeral prayers at his village in Hapatnar in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, India, April 23, 2025. File Image/Reuters
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Firstpost16-12-2025, 12:45

NIA chargesheet: Pakistan orchestrated Pahalgam terror attack.

  • NIA's 1,597-page chargesheet details how the April Pahalgam terror attack was planned, directed, and executed from Pakistan.
  • Seven accused, including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF), were chargesheeted for the attack that killed 25 tourists and one civilian.
  • LeT chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and TRF head Sajid Jatt (alias 'Langda') are named as key masterminds, with Jatt operating from Pakistan.
  • Three Pakistani nationals carried out the attack; evidence like phones bought in Pakistan links them to the country.
  • LeT and TRF were charged as legal entities, a first for LeT, alongside two local residents accused of harbouring the attackers.

Why It Matters: NIA chargesheet exposes Pakistan's alleged role in cross-border terror.

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