Indian media claims individual killed in occupied Kashmir ‘encounter’ was Pakistan Army trooper

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Indian media reports claim that Mohammad Asif, killed in an encounter in occupied Kashmir, was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and had previously served in the Pakistan Army. Pakistani officials and security forces have not commented, and the claims remain attributed to Indian media sources.

Indian media has claimed that a terrorist killed in an “encounter” in Occupied Kashmir’s Korag area was affiliated with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and was a soldier of the Pakistan military. The claim by India media is attributed to sources and names the individual as Mohammad Asif. “Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa was born on 07 March 1980. He joined the Pakistan Army in 2000 under service number PA-3106947 and retired with the rank of Havildar,” claimed India’s Asian News International (ANI). Pakistani officials and security forces have not commented on the claim by Indian media. More to follow