Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Pakistani LeT Militant Identified After Budgam Operation Ashdar Encounter
Security forces searched an area called Ashdar Gali in Budgam.
They were acting on information that militants might be there.
Soldiers, police, and the Central Reserve Police Force worked together.
During the search, they saw suspicious movement.
Officials said the militants fired first after being challenged.
A gunfight followed, and one militant was killed.
Police identified him as Yasir, a Pakistani national linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The forces recovered a rifle and other supplies, and continued searching the area.
Jammu and Kashmir Police identified the militant killed in Operation Ashdar as Yasir, a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The joint operation involved the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force.
Security forces launched the operation in Ashdar Gali, Budgam, after receiving specific intelligence about militant activity.
Officials said suspicious movement was observed and militants opened fire when challenged, leading to a gunfight that killed one militant.
An AK-series rifle, described in one report as an AK-47, and other war-like stores were recovered; searches continued.
- Who
- Yasir, whom Jammu and Kashmir Police identified as a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, was killed; the operation involved the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force.
- What
- Security forces conducted Operation Ashdar, killed one militant during a gunfight, and recovered a rifle and other war-like stores.
- When
- The operation was reported as beginning on Wednesday or Thursday; the militant was killed on Friday and identified on Saturday.
- Where
- Ashdar Gali in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- The operation followed specific intelligence inputs about militant presence or movement in the area.
- Identified militant
- Yasir
- Nationality
- Pakistani
- Affiliation
- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
- Operation
- Operation Ashdar
- Location
- Ashdar Gali, Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Participating forces
- Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and Central Reserve Police Force
- Recoveries
- An AK-series rifle, described as an AK-47 in one report, and other war-like stores
