Killing innocent Hindus in Jammu & Kashmir - How Pakistan is trying to revive the dying terrorism

There were many events in the last few months which prompted terror perpetrators sitting across our western border to think of a new strategy to revive terrorism.

New Delhi: Barely two days after three people including a businessman Makhan Lal Bindroo were killed in Srinagar, terrorists attacked a school in the Eidgah area of Srinagar and killed its principal and a teacher after checking the identity cards of all staff and ensuring that those were the two from the minority community. Five cowardly killings in a span of less than 48 hours have triggered another debate over the changing modus-operandi of terrorists in Kashmir Valley. This kind of terrorist behaviour is not new. Ever since the abrogation of Article 370 and start of “Operation All Out”, remarkable changes have been seen in the terror activities. Firstly, due to the increased crackdown on the terror sympathisers and financers, new recruitments were affected. Secondly, since strict online vigil and a three-tier security deployment is maintained, availability of arms and ammunition to terrorists was reduced and thirdly, that due to their utter desperation, terror groups started targeting soft targets like political leaders, soldiers on leave and social leaders in utter frustration.

There were many events in the last few months which prompted terror perpetrators sitting across our western border to think of a new strategy to revive terrorism. Lal Chowk of Srinagar where even hoisting our National Flag was not possible, Janmashtami processions were taken out after almost three decades. A significant number of Kashmiri Pandits started returning back to their native places and Srinagar was comparatively peaceful than the previous years. The peaceful co-existence between both the communities was being established so it was natural for terrorists sitting across to get worried so they instructed their puppets in Kashmir Valley to launch targeted attacks on Hindu community so that a communal rift and an atmosphere of fear can be created among the residents. Here are the key points of Pakistan’s new terror strategy:

Avoid direct confrontation with the security forces