Demolished by India in airstrikes, Pak rebuilding terror camps: Intel
Pakistan is scrambling to resurrect terror infrastructure that was decimated by the Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor in May and the funding for it was being clandestinely funnelled by the neighbouring nation’s army and spy agency ISI, top intelligence sources said on Saturday.
Seven days after the Indian airstrikes on terror infrastructure, The Tribune had on May 14 exclusively reported about Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s announcement to rebuild all destroyed structures.
The latest intelligence inputs reveal that the Pakistan army was directly funding and coordinating the rebuilding of terror launchpads and training facilities once used by groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). These camps, which were targeted by India following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 civilian lives, had long served as staging grounds for cross-border terrorism.
According to the sources, the renewed construction was being carried out in dense forested areas near the Line of Control (LoC) to evade Indian surveillance and airstrikes. The inputs also indicated a strategic shift: large camps were being broken into smaller, tech-equipped units to avoid concentrated targeting.
Pakistan army chief Gen Asim Munir is learnt to have recently set June 30 deadline to rebuild key facilities, including the Markaz Subhan Allah complex in Bahawalpur, which served as the JeM headquarters.
In a bold and calculated move, India had on May 7 launched Operation Sindoor, a series of precision airstrikes targeting nine terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to escalating cross-border terrorism and the Pahalgam terror attack.
What made Operation Sindoor significant was that India, for the first time, openly linked the Pakistan army to the functioning and protection of these terror camps.
Sources confirmed that the Indian intelligence had gathered “irrefutable evidence” of Pakistan army’s direct involvement– ranging from logistical and financial support to training and safe passage–for terror groups operating out of both PoK and parts of Punjab province.
Among the most damning revelations were satellite images and human intelligence reports that placed these camps within proximity of Pakistan army cantonments and known military installations. In several instances, terrorists were observed using army vehicles and gaining access to restricted zones.
Funded by ISI
The renewed construction was being carried out in dense forested areas near the LoC. Large camps were being broken into smaller, tech-equipped units to avoid concentrated targeting. The funding was being clandestinely funnelled by Pakistan army and spy agency ISI.
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