Security forces on red alert over terror bombing threat in kashmir

Security forces on red alert over terror bombing threat in kashmir

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been placed on red alert over the plans of Pakistan-backed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out attacks targeting army and paramilitary forces on Monday.  Security forces expect the terrorists to carry out the attack using a car bomb or a suicide bomber. The heightened security in Kashmir coincides with the terror group Hizbul Mujahideen naming Ghazi Haider aka Saifullah Mir as the next chief chief of the terror group in Kashmir to replace Riyaz Naikoo who was killed in an encounter this week . “Ghazi Haider is a nom de guerre. Ghazi means Islamic warrior, Haider is brave,” a security official in Kashmir said, adding that operations to locate the new Hizbul chief would begin soon. The terror outfit has also readied its second line of leadership.  Ghazi Haider would have a deputy, Zafar ul Islam, and a chief military adviser Abu Tariq Bhai. For now, the immediate priority of the security forces is to neutralise the Jaish-e-Mohammed threat to…