Some of the news timeline:
From Kashmir
1.. 12 April:
On late Friday night, terrorists attempted to infiltrate into India from Pakistan near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The attempt was foiled by the Indian army, and a junior commissioned officer killed in the line of duty during a counter-infiltration operation. Now, a video released by the Army shows the movement of the terrorists near the LoC. The footage, captured by thermal cameras installed for better patrolling of the highly sensitive border areas, showed three terrorists attempting to cross into India through a dense forest in the Keri-Bhattal area of the Akhnoor sector.
https://www.ndtv.com/video/on-thermal-camera-terrorists-infiltration-attempt-near-loc-in-j-k-925648
2. 14 April:
Post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pahalgham Development Authority (PDA) lying vacant, illegal constructions are reportedly going on unabated in the picturesque tourist resort of Pahalgham, raising serious concerns over regulatory failure and official inaction.
In what appears to be a deeper malaise, several hotels are said to be operating without proper registration from the Tourism Department.
3. April 20:
Jammu and Kashmir president of Janata Dal (United), G
M Shaheen has urged the Union Railway Minister to reconsider and halt the
proposed railway line extensions from Srinagar to Pahalgam and Srinagar to
Sonamarg.
4. 17 April:
In the recent administrative reshuffle ordered by
the Jammu Kashmir government, IPS officer Amritpal Singh has been appointed as
the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantnag, replacing the earlier
officer. His posting comes at a crucial time, with Anantnag remaining one of
the most strategically important and sensitive districts in South Kashmir,
especially in the run-up to the assembly elections. Singh’s prior experience in
handling sensitive law and order situations is expected to aid in maintaining
stability in the region.
https://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/jk-police-major-reshuffle-srinagar-anantnag-get-new-ssps/?amp_markup=1
5. 18 April:
“For the last one and a half to two years, Poonch has
been grappling with a fresh wave of militancy,” the IGP said, adding that a
coordinated action plan has been put in place with the Army to neutralise the
threat.
https://www.siasat.com/jk-seek-destroy-ops-for-hiding-terrorists-in-poonch-enters-5th-day-3209269/
6. April 16:
Addressing the Overseas Pakistanis Convention in Islamabad on April 16, General Munir spoke about Kashmir and said, "Our stance is absolutely clear, it was our jugular vein, it will be our jugular vein, we will not forget it. We will not leave our Kashmiri brothers in their heroic struggle."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12oFh0dni0E
7. 15 April:
National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a
chargesheet against three accused, including a Pakistani handler, in a terror
conspiracy case involving seizure of arms and ammunition in the Poonch region
of Jammu and Kashmir.
The chargesheet filed before a special NIA court in
Jammu has named Abdul Aziz, Munawar Hussain and Nazir Hussain alias Nazir Ahmed
alias Shaheen as accused in the case.
From Pakistan on Kashmir:
8.17 April:
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday condemned India’s demographic invasion in held Kashmir.
“There is a deliberate, heinous strategy at play—a demographic invasion sanctioned by the Hindutva-driven Modi government. The revocation of Articles 370 and 35A, the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025, and settlement of non-Kashmiris are all part of this forced assimilation,” she added.
https://www.nation.com.pk/17-Apr-2025/sherry-condemns-india-s-demographic-invasion
9. 21 April:
A high-level delegation led by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Yousef Muhammed Saleh Aldobey, visited Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir and Palestine, the delegation reaffirmed its commitment to raising its voice against human rights violations in the occupied territories.
https://arynews.tv/oic-special-envoy-visits-azad-jammu-and-kashmir/
10. April 22:
The highly-visible trucks were rented by the
Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness forum (WKAF), an advocacy
organization, to mark the 77th anniversary of resolution 47, which was
co-sponsored by the United States and the United Kingdom, and adopted
unanimously by the UN Security Council on 21 April 1948.
That resolution and other Security Council resolutions, WKAF Secretary-General Ghulam Nabi Fai, said binds both India and Pakistan to respect the outcome of the Kashmiri people’s vote to be conducted under U.N.’s impartial supervision.
11. April 20:
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has strongly
denounced the projection of Hindutva agenda by the India’s ruling BJP-RSS
regime in the name of reviving so-called pre-Islamic Hindu civilization in
Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas in a statement issued in Srinagar termed the the settling of non-locals in Kashmir and the selling of Kashmiri properties to outsiders as an attempt to to eradicate the Muslim majority character of the occupied territory.
News From Pahalgam on 22 April:
At least 26 tourists were killed and several others
injured in what's been one of the deadliest civilian strikes in recent years in
Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow outfit of
the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for
the attack, according to central agency sources.
TRF, believed to be backed by Pakistan's intelligence
agency ISI, is considered a proxy of LeT founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz
Saeed. On Tuesday, the group said the "demographic change" in the
region was the reason for the attack.
"More than 85,000 domiciles have been issued to
non-locals, creating a pathway for demographic change in Indian-occupied Jammu
& Kashmir (IIOJK). These non-locals arrive posing as tourists, obtain
domiciles, and then begin to act as if they own the land. Consequently,
violence will be directed toward those attempting to settle illegally,"
TRF said.
What Is The Resistance Front?
The Resistance Front (TRF) is a proxy terror outfit of
the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), formed in 2019 in the
aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
It began as an online entity but quickly evolved into
a full-fledged terrorist group by combining elements from existing outfits such
as Tehreek-e-Millat Islamia and Ghaznavi Hind.
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