Overview
- Security forces killed Pakistan‑based Lashkar‑e‑Taiba operative Mohammad Asif, known as Hashim Moosa, in a joint operation in Budgam and recovered his body and war‑like stores.
- The action, launched after specific intelligence and conducted by the Army’s 15 Chinar Corps with Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF, was part of Operation Korag that built on a months‑long campaign called Operation Sheruwali.
- Forensic and post‑encounter searches recovered an AK‑47, magazines and multiple communications devices that officials say link Moosa to LeT operations in the region.
- Security agencies have long linked Moosa to several high‑profile attacks including the April 2025 Pahalgam strike and say he was a former Pakistan Army SSG commando, a claim reported by officials but not independently verified in open judicial records.
- The Union Home Ministry described the killing as a serious blow that removes the last member of a four‑person LeT commander group active since 2022, while authorities say counter‑terror operations and intelligence work in Jammu and Kashmir will continue.