In the 90 days following India’s Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has reportedly helped reconstruct more than 15 terror camps and launchpads across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), signaling a renewed push by its military intelligence agency, the ISI, to revive cross-border terrorism. Despite Indian forces maintaining pressure through ongoing counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence inputs suggest that Pakistan continues to extend full support to terror outfits such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), and The Resistance Front (TRF).
These camps, destroyed earlier by Indian forces, are now being rebuilt in smaller, more dispersed units to avoid detection and large-scale casualties. Located in strategic areas like Kel, Shardi, Dudhniyal, Athmuqam, Jura, Lipa Valley, Tandapani, Nayyali, Jankot, and Chakothi, these hideouts are reportedly fortified with advanced camouflage and surveillance evasion technologies, including radar masking and satellite shielding. Launchpads near the International Border — in areas like Masroor and Chaprar — and a drone hub in Shakargarh have also been reactivated.
To complicate counter-insurgency efforts, terror groups have reportedly adopted new strategies, including embedding women and children in training camps to use them as human shields. The camps are said to be equipped with upgraded communication systems, drones, and electronic surveillance devices to aid in both reconnaissance and attack planning. Each camp now hosts around two dozen operatives, a shift from the previous larger groupings that made them easier targets for Indian strikes.
Sources further reveal that over ₹100 crore Pakistani Rupees have been sanctioned by the ISI to facilitate the revival of this terror infrastructure. High-level coordination meetings involving senior ISI officials and top terror commanders have taken place to formulate new strategies, focusing on tactical decentralization, digital warfare capabilities, and recruitment drives. However, despite these efforts, intelligence reports indicate a notable drop in fresh terrorist recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir due to ongoing Indian military pressure and public disillusionment with militancy.
This escalation underscores the fragile security environment along the Line of Control and highlights the persistent role of Pakistan’s state machinery in supporting terrorism, even in the face of repeated international condemnation and Indian military retaliation.
