Security measures have been escalated on the Jammu-Akhnoor highway following a search operation in Akhnoor prompted by reports of an unidentified individual sighted by locals. The area is on high alert with stringent vehicle inspections at Nakas. This response comes after a tragic ambush on July 8 in Kathua's Badnota area, where terrorists attacked an Army patrol, resulting in five soldiers killed and eight injured. The incident is part of ongoing attempts attributed to Pakistan to disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly during the annual Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage to the holy cave in the Kashmir Himalayas, underway until August 19.
