A Pakistani national was apprehended by security forces near Simari village in the Karnah sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district after he allegedly crossed the Line of Control (LoC) under suspicious circumstances, officials said on Saturday. According to the Indian Army, the individual was detained during a joint operation conducted by Army troops and the Jammu and Kashmir Police on June 12 following specific intelligence inputs. “Based on specific intelligence input, alert troops, in a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police, apprehended a Pakistani national near Simari village in Karnah sector of Kupwara who had crossed the Line of Control under suspicious circumstances,” the Army said in a statement.