Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Police Identify Pakistani Militant Killed in Kashmir Operation
Police in Jammu and Kashmir say a militant named Yasir was killed in an operation.
They say he was from Pakistan and belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The operation was called Operation Ashdar.
Yasir was killed on Friday in a mountainous area near Yusmarg.
Police believe he had been hiding in the mountains.
They also say he was connected to several attacks since 2024.
One attack targeted an Indian Air Force convoy in Poonch in April 2024.
That attack killed one airman and injured four others.
Earlier reports had disagreed about whether Yasir was among militants killed after the Pahalgam attack.
Jammu and Kashmir police identified the militant killed in Budgam as Yasir, a Pakistani national.
Police said Yasir was a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and was killed during Operation Ashdar.
Officials said Yasir was killed Friday in the higher reaches of Yusmarg, near the Pir Panchal region.
Police linked Yasir to three major militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir since 2024.
One cited attack was the April 2024 ambush on an Indian Air Force convoy in Poonch, which killed one airman and injured four others.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir police identified the slain militant as Yasir, whom they described as a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba member.
- What
- Yasir was killed in Operation Ashdar and linked by police to three major militant attacks since 2024.
- When
- He was killed on Friday; police linked him to attacks since 2024, including one in April 2024.
- Where
- He was killed in the higher reaches of Yusmarg in Budgam district, near Jammu’s Pir Panchal region.
- Why
- Police said he was a militant involved in attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
Police identification
Earlier identification accounts
Yasir’s identity
Police identification
Jammu and Kashmir police said the militant killed in Operation Ashdar was Yasir, a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Earlier identification accounts
Earlier media reports said Yasir may have been one of three militants killed after the Pahalgam attack, but Union home minister Amit Shah later identified those militants as Suleman (Shah), Hamza Afghani (Afghan) and Zibran.
Evidence behind the earlier reports
Police identification
Police now presented Yasir as the militant killed during the Budgam operation and linked him to several attacks.
Earlier identification accounts
The earlier confusion reportedly arose from a viral photograph showing Yasir alongside the trio later identified by Amit Shah.
- Identified militant
- Yasir
- Nationality
- Pakistani, according to police
- Affiliation
- Lashkar-e-Taiba, according to police
- Operation
- Operation Ashdar
- Location of death
- Higher reaches of Yusmarg, Budgam district
- Linked attack
- April 2024 ambush on an Indian Air Force convoy in Poonch
- Casualties in cited attack
- One airman killed and four personnel injured