Al Faran Apr 2026

The authors suggest that the crisis was prolonged by certain elements to discredit the Kashmiri insurgency on the global stage. Other "Al-Faran" Entities

The name primarily refers to a militant group active in Jammu and Kashmir during the mid-1990s, best known for the 1995 kidnapping of foreign tourists. In a completely unrelated context, Faran or Al-Faran is also the name of several academic and commercial organizations, such as the Faran Group of Institutions in Bangalore. The Al-Faran Militant Group (Kashmir)

It alleges that the hostages were eventually "sold" to a pro-government militia group and were killed in December 1995.

The book The Meadow by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark offers a controversial alternate account:

Outside of the historical militant group, the name is used by various peaceful institutions: