Pahalgam: Fearing retaliation from India after the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, the Pakistani Army has begun vacating several terror launch pads across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and shifting terrorists to army shelters and bunkers.
The move came shortly after Indian security agencies identified multiple active launch pads, prompting a reshuffling of militant positions. These launch pads have traditionally served as critical hubs where terrorists are stationed before being guided across the Line of Control (LoC) into Jammu and Kashmir.
Last week, security forces zeroed in on as many as 42 terror launch pads and training centres situated across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to sources, who also revealed that an estimated 150 to 200 trained terrorists are currently stationed across various camps, ready for infiltration attempts.
An earlier report from India Today TV revealed that a total of 60 foreign terrorists from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are currently active in Jammu and Kashmir, alongside 17 local militants operating within the Union Territory.
On April 22, around five to six terrorists linked to The Resistance Front (TRF) — an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) — massacred 26 people, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam after allegedly singling them out by religion. The brutal attack, said to be the worst assault on civilians in recent years, has triggered widespread anger across India and sharply escalated tensions with Pakistan.