General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s 15 Corps Lieutenant General ADS Aujla stated that “Pakistan is using a mix of social media, local influencers and narcotics to radicalise the Kashmir youth to pick up the gun but Army has launched various people-friendly initiatives to counter the propaganda of the inimical elements”, reports Daily Excelsior on June 5. He added that the attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) to push narcotics was a cause of concern as it was destroying the future generation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).“The local Jamaatis, also play the major role in radicalising the youngsters. So, a combination of both of these gives them (youths) this high of falling on a wrongful path or joining a tanzeem or picking the weapon and doing something wrong,” he added.