SAA event in Jammu and Kashmir, Parhetar, Kathua District area, India on Sat 24th January 2026

On January 24, Security Forces (SFs) gunned down Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘commander’ Usmaan alias Abu Maviya, in Parhetar village, Billawar, Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Usmaan, active in the Kathua-Udhampur belt, was involved in multiple attacks on SFs and operated alongside two others Pakistani JeM terrorists, Zubair and Maavi. He opened fire with an M4 rifle but was eliminated in a brief encounter; his body, rifle, and ammunition were recovered. SFs continue to track Zubair and Maavi in Billawar forests. Anti-terror operations remain ongoing in Sonnar and Mandral-Singhpora forests under ‘Operation Trashi-I’ in Kishtwar, despite snowfall, following several encounters over the past six days.