In the recent years Pakistan changed its strategy to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir by sending highly trained and well-equipped terrorists for guerilla attacks on security convoys, camps and patrols.

In a tragic incident on Thursday, two soldiers and two civilian porters lost their lives due to a terrorist attack just six kilometers..

The attack took place on Thursday evening when a convoy transporting personnel from a Rashtriya Rifles unit and civilian porters was ambushed near Botapathri

The terrorists carried out an ambush on the Army vehicle when the vehicle reached the remote Botpathri area. The security forces have launched counter operations in response to the terror attack.

Terror has gripped Jammu and Kashmir once again. There have been four attacks in the Union Territory within a week, targeting non-locals as well as security personnel. The latest incident occurred on

Terrorists opened fire on the vehicle in the Bota Pathri area, six kilometres from tourist hotspot Gulmarg in north Kashmir, in the evening, when it was headed for the Nagin post in the Afrawat range.

In Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg, two soldiers succumbed to injuries post-terror attack, raising deaths to four. The incident involved an Army vehicle ambush in Baramulla district, sparking condemnations.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said rather than fomenting trouble in J&K, Pakistan should look towards its own plight and work for its betterment.

Over half a dozen terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have claimed over 15 lives in the last two weeks, disrupting peace in the valley after assembly elections.