For years, authorities cited falling violence and a tourism boom in Kashmir as signs militancy was fading. But the April 22 Pahalgam attack points to a shift: investigators say the assault involved planned entry through forests, with AK-47s and M4 carbines, and targeting a meadow reachable only by foot or horseback. The threat appears to be adapting, not disappearing.
Pakistani forces say they killed 22 suspected militants in a fierce exchange of fire in Khyber district near the Afghan border, but the operation also left a 10-year-old child dead. Prime Minister Sharif condemned the militants, pointing to rising violence along the Afghanistan-linked frontier. The incident underscores strained ties and persistent tensions with Kabul.
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