The People's Anti-Facist Force (PAFF), Revival of Resistance (both linked to Jaish), and The Resistance Front (affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba) initially took to social media to assert their involvement in the attack on the bus travelling from Shiv Khori to Katra in Reasi, officials said.

On May 4, terrorists attacked two IAF trucks carrying security personnel in the Bakrabal (Sanai) district of Surankote in Poonch, killing one airman, Corporal Nikky Pahadem, and injuring four.