Pakistani SIM cards recovered from militant hideout in J&K

JAMMU: Militants in Jammu and Kashmir are increasingly using Pakistani SIM cards to communicate with their leaders and Over Ground Workers (OGWs), a senior officer said today.

"Nine SIM cards, including four of Pakistan-based companies, were recovered from a Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) hideout in Kishtwar district a few days ago," DIG Ramban-Doda-Kishtwar range Manish Sinha said.

He said the four SIM cards belonged to Pakistani mobile companies -- Thoraya, Jazz, Zen and Pak Tell -- and a probe was on into procurement of these SIM cards by militants.

The SIM cards have been sent to cyber experts in Jammu for extracting data regarding incoming and outgoing phone calls, numbers, identity of OGWs and top militant leaders.

The recovery of these SIM cards points towards the increasing use of Pakistani SIM cards for communicating with their top leaders across the border, cadre and OGWs, the officer said.