Overview

• Security forces killed three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in Operation Mahadev on July 28 and have now officially confirmed their Pakistani nationality.
• Investigators recovered Pakistani government documents and NADRA biometric data that tied the assailants to addresses in Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
• Forensic analysis matched 7.62×39mm cartridge casings from the Pahalgam attack to AK-103 rifles seized from the militants, and DNA from a blood-stained shirt matched their profiles.
• Voice analysis linked LeT South Kashmir chief Sajid Saifullah Jatt to the operation while footage showed LeT Rawalkot leader Rizwan Anis meeting the attackers’ families.
• India plans to present these multi-modal findings in international forums to hold Pakistan accountable for sponsoring cross-border terrorism.