The Chilling Timeline of the Pahalgam Massacre and Cross-Border Conspiracy
The National Investigation Agency dropped this massive chargesheet. One thousand five hundred and ninety-seven pages. It’s the full, chilling timeline of that April 22, 2025 massacre in Pahalgam. Twenty-six people gone. Tourists, mostly. And one local pony operator. Brutally wiped out.
You have to look at the details. It’s not just a headline. It’s the exact sequence of how this whole mess was planned. A cross-border conspiracy . Pakistan-backed outfits. Lashkar-e-Taiba and The Resistance Front. That’s the thread running through it all.
Things started really quietly. April 21st. Five PM.
The three gunmen arrived. Faisal Jatt, Habeeb Tahir, and Hamza Afghani. They weren't just showing up randomly. They sought shelter. They went to the hut of a local guy, Parvaiz Ahmad. Just asking for water, asking for a place to rest after traveling a long way.
Parvaiz, the pony operator, he gave the investigators the story. He said his uncle, Bashir Ahmad Jothar, walked in. Told them to be quiet. Then three men with guns came out. They were tired. Thirsty. They just wanted water.
“My mama walked in,” Parvaiz told the investigators. “Told us to stay quiet. Then three men with guns. They said they were tired and thirsty. They asked for water.”
It sounds simple. But it’s the setup. The way they entered that dhok. It wasn't a random encounter. It was a calculated move. The way they settled inside, demanding things.
Meanwhile, the local arrests. Parvaiz and Jothar got caught up in it. Arrested on June 22. For harbouring the terrorists. That’s the immediate fallout.
Then comes the day itself. April 22. The actual killing.
They weren't just rushing in. They had a setup. Before they went into the park, Baisaran Valley, they sat. Under a tree. Lunch. They pulled blankets over themselves. Trying to blend in. Camouflage their weapons. It’s almost sickening how casual it sounds when you think about it. Eating lunch before the slaughter.
Two of them started moving. They walked toward the stream. Just checking the tourist activity. Mapping out coordinates in that meadow. They were scouting. Planning the kill zone.
And the third one? He positioned himself by the zipline. Near the main entrance. They deliberately arranged themselves. Creating an enclosed space. A kill zone in the center of the meadow. Designed to stop escape.
Then the shooting. It wasn't a single event. It was a calculated unfolding.
Two:23 PM. The first shot. An M-4 carbine. Fired into the air.
Seconds later. The other two opened fire. AK-47s. They targeted the food stalls. The dhabas. And the sloping hill. They herded the panicked crowd. Executed people who couldn't recite the Islamic Kalma. It was systematic. No mercy.
Syed Adil Hussain Shah. The pony operator. He tried to fight back. He tried to wrestle a gun away. To protect the tourists. He was shot dead. Right there.
After that, they bolted. Into the woods. They shot three civilians hiding behind trees. Point-blank. No remorse. Just firing into the air. A celebration of the violence.
The official report, the NIA details—it lays it out. All three gunmen. They were tracked. Neutralized. By Indian forces. During ‘Operation Mahadev’. July 29th. Outskirts of Srinagar. Retaliation. That’s what happened next. The military response. The backlash against those cross-border launchpads. Operation Sindoor.
It’s a long, ugly chain. From a simple request for water to a coordinated terrorist strike. From the conspiracy to the military response. It’s all documented now. Fifteen hundred pages of that chilling timeline. You can read it. You can see how it all connects.
Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board
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