Sketches of terrorists out, top Lashkar leader Saifullah mastermind of carnage

A day after 25 tourists and a local were mowed down by terrorists in Pahalgam, security agencies on Wednesday released sketches of the three terrorists involved in the attack.

- FAYAZ WANI AND MUKESH RANJAN @ Srinagar/New Delhi

Intelligence agencies also identified Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba's top commander Saifullah Khalid alias Khalid as the mastermind behind the carnage.

One of the three terrorists is suspected to be a local while the others are Pakistani nationals. "The team of three was led by one Pakistani militant Asif Fauji," sources said. "We suspect the terrorists were provided support by some locals by way of logistics and reconnaissance," a security official said.