National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday saw war clouds gathering in the region following a “commandos-driven” surge in militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, betraying worries as weeks-long operations to hunt down the infiltrators involved in the attacks have yielded no results.

The former chief minister suggested that there might be some validity to claims that Pakistani commandos had sneaked into the Union Territory and were contributing to the rise in violence.

Farooq said it was sad that while people aspire for peace between the two nations, an attack appeared imminent.

He said: “Instead of peace, there could be an attack. That is what we fear. If it (militant attacks) continues, there will be a time when India will not tolerate this. People of India will want the government to take some steps so that terrorism stops.”

“There is no doubt that terrorism is growing and highly trained people are coming. We pray to God that we will be saved from this calamity. We want them (Pakistan) to come to their senses. This will not solve problems but further deteriorate the situation,” he said.

Asked about the possible infiltration of Pakistani commandos, Farooq said: “It could be they are commandos, the way they are attacking. They seem to be highly trained. That is why we see a big danger.”