Pakistani infiltrator killed in Budgam identified as Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Yasir

Srinagar: The infiltrator killed in an operation in the upper reaches of Budgam district in central Kashmir has been identified as Pakistani national Yasir, who had been associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and allegedly involved in the ambush of an Indian Air Force convoy in Poonch and an attack on army and civilian workers in 2024, officials said on Saturday.

They said the joint search operation continued in Ashdar Gali, also known as Ashtar Gali, in the upper reaches of Budgam for the second infiltrator, Musa, who was reportedly hiding in natural caves around the encounter site-located between 12,000 and 15,500 feet in the Pir Panjal range.

Officials said Yasir had been on the radar of the security forces since 2024 and was involved in at least three major incidents that year, including an ambush of an air force convoy in Poonch district, an attack on construction workers near Sonamarg and an attack on the army in Bota Pathri in Gulmarg area.


An air force member was killed and four others injured when infiltrators ambushed a convoy of the force in J&K's Poonch district. The attack took place near Shahsitar in the Surankote area on May 4, 2024, when the troops were returning to their base at Sanai Top.