Al-Faran was a shadowy extremist group that Indian and Western intelligence agencies identified as a front or pseudonym for the Pakistan-based organization (later known as Harkat-ul-Mujahideen). The group's primary motive was to force the Indian government to release jailed militant leaders, most notably Maulana Masood Azhar . The 1995 Kidnapping Crisis
The group gained international notoriety for the abduction of six foreign tourists in the Liddarwat area of Pahalgam on July 4 and 8, 1995. al faran
was beheaded on August 13, 1995, after the government refused to meet the group's demands. His body was found with "Al-Faran" carved into his chest. Al-Faran was a shadowy extremist group that Indian
Outside of the historical militant group, the name is used by various peaceful institutions: 1995. was beheaded on August 13