Srinagar, Dec. 16 -- Due to extremely cold climate and heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of J&K during winter, human survival in the upper reaches becomes a nightmare due to which a majority of Pakistan sponsored terrorists are compelled to take refuge in inhabited areas and operate from there. However, while the harsh weather conditions may restrict their operational flexibility, to assume that it results in inactivity would be incorrect as winters do offer some distinct advantages to terrorists. On receipt of information from informants regarding the presence of terrorists, security forces exploit their extraordinary ability to move swiftly and achieve surprise by using routes considered untraversable to reach the desired location. Ho...