Overview

• A protected eyewitness told the NIA that after killing 26 tourists on April 22, the gunmen fired four rounds into the air in celebration
• Investigators seized four spent cartridges from the Baisaran site based on the eyewitness’s detailed statement
• The NIA has identified the three assailants as Pakistani nationals tied to Lashkar-e-Taiba and linked commander Suleiman Shah to the attack
• Local residents Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad were arrested for allegedly harboring the attackers and aiding their movements
• India’s sanctions on Pakistan—including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and closure of the Attari-Wagah border—remain in force as counterterror operations continue