Shopian's Reckoning: What Zakir Ganie's Killing Means for Kashmir's Fragile Peace The news from Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir has been a familiar one: gunfights, neutralized terrorists, and communities mourning.
The killing of Zakir Ganie, a Category A Lashkar e Taiba operative, marks the 11th such encounter since September last year, with six this month alone.
Ganie was a seasoned operative who had joined LeT in December 2023 and was involved in multiple terror attacks across J&K.