A high level meeting was held in capital Islamabad between the ISI and terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen and others to plan various attacks in Jammu & Kashmir.
Pakistan has released its most dreaded terrorist Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar from the jail, hoping that the Islamic terrorist could plan 'big action' in Sialkot-Jammu-Rajasthan region, reports Hindustan Times.
Few days back, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had also warned of 'Pulwama type attack' in the wake of abrogation of Article 370 by Indian government.
Highly trained cadres of JeM from its Peshawar camps are identified to carry out IED attacks on the Indian Armed Forces in Sopore and other South Kashmir towns.
Safeguarding Amarnath pilgrims has been of utmost importance for the Central government considering the tragedy in July 2017 where several pilgrims were killed after terrorists opened fire at their bus.
The encounter broke out yesterday evening after the terrorists opened fire upon the security forces, who had launched cordon and search operation (CASO) following the inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.