Pahalgam terrorist Hashim Moosa killed, body recovered in J&K's Budgam

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district recovered the body of a key suspect in the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack on Wednesday. Identified as Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Asif, also known as Hashim Moosa, the body was found along with war-like stores during a search operation in the Palmaidan area.

The operation, Operation KORAG, was launched by the Army and other security agencies based on specific intelligence inputs. Moosa, who was among the key suspects in the attack that killed 26 tourists, was neutralized during a fierce exchange of gunfire when challenged. The Srinagar-based Chinar Corps confirmed his death, stating that the body was recovered along with war-like stores.

Hashim Moosa, who had previously served as a para-commando in Pakistan's Special Service Group, was among the seven accused charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack. The NIA accused Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and its alias, The Resistance Front, of planning, facilitating, and executing the attack.