Apr 24, Kathmandu- Pakistan is suspected to be behind the recent Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian intelligence agencies have traced the digital footprint of the attackers to safe havens in Muzaffarabad and Karachi, Hindustan Times reported.

According to which, the attack may have been carried out using a remote control room similar to that used in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. At least 26 tourists, including one Nepalese, were killed in the attack, most of whom were men and Hindus. The attack is considered one of the worst attacks in the Pahalgam Valley to date.

According to initial forensic analysis and survivor accounts, the five terrorists involved in the killings were armed with automatic weapons (AK rifles) and modern communication equipment. Some of them were also dressed in military-style uniforms.

The Times quoted a military official as saying, “Our intelligence indicates that there are direct links to individuals in Pakistan. We have traced digital footprints to some secret houses in Muzaffarabad and Karachi, which were the main hubs of previous major attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba. These were monitored from control centers by the Pakistani army and the ISI.”

It has also been claimed that there is intelligence information that there is a state-backed planned conspiracy to send a large number of highly trained terrorists to India recently. Citing unnamed military sources, the news also mentions that the Pakistani spy agency ISI has provided the terrorists with an offline version of a navigation app called 'Alpine Quest'. This app is mostly used by professional trekkers.

"It is reported that the ISI has provided details of Indian security forces camps, police vehicle movements and obstacles to terrorists in Kashmir through this app," the news said. The terrorists are also claimed to be using encrypted radio communication equipment with servers in Pakistan.