New Delhi:
India carried out 24 precision cruise missile strikes at 9 places in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) at the moment in response to the phobia assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam final month, which killed 26 vacationers. The terrorists had cross-border linkages.
The targets that had been hit at the moment included Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Bahawalpur, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal. All these places had been recognized as hubs of terrorist exercise.
India launched standoff cruise missiles at camps affiliated with the phobia teams Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (LeT).
Under are particulars of every goal, in response to defence sources.
1. Markaz Subhan Allah, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Markaz Subhan Allah is positioned at Nationwide Freeway-5 (Karachi- Torkham Freeway) on the outskirts of Bahawalpur at Karachi Mor, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. That is the primary centre of JeM for coaching and indoctrination of younger folks, and is unfold over a 15-acre space.
This markaz serves because the operational headquarter of JeM and is related to terrorists who deliberate the Pulwama assault on February 14, 2019. The perpetrators of the Pulwama assault had been skilled at this camp.
The markaz has homes of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar, de-facto JeM chief Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, Maulana Ammar and different members of the family. Masood Azhar stays to be the de-jure chief of JeM and underneath the protecting custody of Pakistani authorities at an undisclosed location in Islamabad or Rawalpindi, whereas the precise operations of JeM are carried out by Mufti.
JeM conducts common arms, bodily and spiritual coaching for terrorists at Markaz Subhan Allah. JeM terrorists akin to Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar and different brothers of Masood Azhar and his brother-in-law, Yusuf Azhar alias Ustad Ghouri, head of JeM’s (armed) wing stay on this premises.
2. Markaz Taiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Muridke, Punjab
Established within the 12 months 2000, Markaz Taiba is the ‘alma mater’ and a very powerful coaching centre of LeT positioned in Nangal Sahdan, Muridke, Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan. The advanced unfold throughout 82 acres contains madrassas, market, residential space for terror entities, sports activities facility, a fish farm and agricultural tracts.
The advanced holds arms and bodily coaching facility, in addition to for dawa’h and radicalisation and indoctrination for terror entities each from inside Pakistan and overseas. There’s a Sufa Academy within the markaz catering to non secular indoctrination for male terrorists and a separate Sufa training centre for ladies.
This markaz serves as a mushrooming floor for radicalisation of scholars to encourage them to hitch armed jihad. It may be in comparison with a terror manufacturing unit. This markaz enrols round 1,000 college students a 12 months. The LeT/JuD additionally conduct periodical coaching for its total terror management on this facility. Osama bin Laden financed Rs 10 million for development of a mosque and guesthouse inside the Markaz Taiba advanced within the 12 months 2000.
On the behest of Pakistan’s Inter-Providers Intelligence (ISI), all of the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults together with Ajmal Kasab had been imparted ‘Daura-e-Ribbat’ (intelligence coaching) at this facility. David Coleman Headly and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the prime conspirators of the 26/11 terror assaults, had visited Muridke together with Abdul Rehman Sayed alias Pasha, Haroon and Khurram (co-conspirators) on directions of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
3. Sarjal/Tehra Kalan facility, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Shakargarh, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan
Tehra Kalan alias Sarjal facility is the primary launching website of JeM for infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir. It’s positioned within the Shakargarh Tehsil of Narowal district in Punjab, Pakistan. This facility is positioned on the premises of a major well being centre in Tehra Kalan village of Sarjal space in order to hide its actual goal.
The fear backers, Pakistan’s ISI, have facilitated organising of such launch services alongside the Worldwide Border and the Line of Management (LoC) in authorities buildings to cover the phobia infrastructure. Actually, quite a few different services of JeM and HM in Pakistan’s Punjab function from fundamental well being models and first well being centres, which has been facilitated by the ISI.
This JeM facility holds particular prominence resulting from its shut proximity of round 6 km from the Worldwide Border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir. This facility serves as the bottom for the digging of cross-border tunnels for infiltration of terrorists. Pakistan’s ISI and JeM have developed a community of tunnels at Shakargarh, used for infiltration of JeM terrorists into India.
All of the tunnels which have been dug throughout the Worldwide Border within the Arnia-Jammu sector had been the handiwork of the handlers from this facility. The Sarjal facility additionally serves because the launching base for drones by which arms, ammunition, narcotics and warlike shops are dropped into Indian territory.
4. Mehmoona Joya Facility, Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Head Marala, Sialkot
The Mehmoona Joya facility of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) is positioned close to Kotli Bhutta Authorities Hospital in Head Marala space of Sialkot district of Punjab, Pakistan. The ISI facilitated organising of such launch services alongside the IB and the LoC in authorities buildings to cover and conceal terror infrastructure.
This facility is used for infiltration of HM cadres into Jammu area. HM cadres are given coaching for terrorist operations and dealing with of weapons by the senior commanders at this facility. Mohd Irfan Khan alias Irfan Tanda is the commander of this HM facility. Irfan Tanda has been concerned in finishing up a number of assaults in Jammu area, particularly within the capital metropolis of Jammu, and significantly a collection of blasts carried out by Irfan Tanda on January 26, 1995 in Maulana Azad Stadium of Jammu killed eight and left 50 injured.
The then Governor KV Krishna Rao narrowly escaped the assault. Irfan Tanda has led a number of infiltration bids from this HM facility into Jammu and Kashmir, and handles transportation and smuggling of weapons for terrorists primarily based in Kashmir valley from this facility.
Different necessary HM terrorist commanders who function from this facility are Atta Al Rehman Alfezey alias Abu Lala and Maaz Bhai, who’re actively main infiltration of HM terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from this facility.
5. Markaz Ahle Hadith Barnala, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Bhimber District, Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK)
Markaz Ahle Hadith in Barnala is among the necessary markaz of LeT in PoJK and is used for infiltration of LeT terrorists and arms and ammunition into the Poonch-Rajouri-Reasi sector. The Markaz is located on the outskirts of Barnala city on Kote Jamel Street, and is at a distance of 500 metres from Barnala city and 200 metres from Kote Jemel Street.
Markaz Ahle Hadith can accommodate 100 -150 terrorists; 40-50 terrorists are normally current at this markaz, supervising terror actions being organised from right here. This markaz is used as a staging centre for LeT terrorists earlier than infiltrating into Indian territory.
LeT terrorists Qasim Gujjar alias Mahrore, Qasim Khanda and Anas Jarar function from this markaz and stay in its neighborhood. Khubaib alias Mohd Amin Butt visits this markaz often. Qasim Gujjar and Khubaib have been designated underneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, of India.
Saifullah Sajid Jutt and Abu Qatal Sindhi (killed in March 2025) deliberate and carried out assaults focusing on civilians. They included the assault on January 1, 2023 in Dhangri, Rajouri, killing seven civilians, and the assault on June 9, 2024 on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi, killing 9 civilians. LeT/JuD leaders additionally go to this markaz for organising and supervising terrorist actions of LeT, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and the Jammu and Kashmir United Motion.
6. Markaz Abbas, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Kotli
Markaz Saidna Hazrat Abbas Bin Abdul Mutalib (Markaz Abbas) of JeM is positioned in Mohalla Roli Dhara Bypass Street, Kotli, PoJK. This Markaz is 2 km south-east of Kotli Army Camp. This constructing can accommodate 100-125 JeM terrorists and 40-50 JeM terrorists are all the time current on the premises at any level of time.
The home of Hafiz Abdul Shakoor alias Qari Zarrar, who heads LeT’s Markaz Abbas in Kotli
Hafiz Abdul Shakoor alias Qari Zarrar is the top of this markaz. Qari Zarrar is a Shura member of the JeM Council, and is among the founding members of JeM and a part of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) terrorists who left HuM and based JeM together with Maulana Masood Azhar.
Qari Zarrar lives in a three-storey constructing adjoining to Markaz Abbas. He’s instantly concerned in planning and execution of terrorist assaults in Jammu and Kashmir. Qari Zarrar is needed by the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) for attacking an Indian Military camp close to Baleeni Bridge, Nagrota, Jammu on November 29, 2016.
He’s concerned in fundraising for JeM by means of his contacts in Afghanistan. Different JeM terrorists primarily based at Markaz Abbas embrace Qari Maaz (son of Qari Zarrar), Mohammad Maviya Khan, Tahir Nazir and Abu Bakr. After the Pathankot assault, arms and ammunition shops of JeM that had been earlier saved in Daska Markaz in Sialkot have been transferred to the Markaz Abbas in Kotli, PoJK. Qari Zarrar himself carries arms and ammunition to Sialkot in his car(s), each time required.
7. Maskar Raheel Shahid, Hizbul-Mujahideen, Kotli, PoJK
Situated at 2.5 km from Mahuli Puli (a bridge on Mahuli Nalla on Mirpur-Kotli Street) in Kotli district, PoJK, Maskar Rahil Shahid is among the oldest services of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). It’s a secluded facility and accessible solely through a mud observe. The camp is positioned in a hilly space and contains barracks, 4 rooms getting used for conserving arms and ammunition, workplace and residing quarters for terrorists. A brand new facility to accommodate extra terrorists and instructors has been constructed on this campus.
A particular designated electrical energy line is offered to this camp on this in any other case secluded space. This camp can also be underneath a heavy forest cowl. It will probably accommodate 150-200 HM terrorists. HM terrorists go to this facility for firing coaching and specialised bodily coaching.
Along with offering standard arms and bodily coaching, this camp focuses on coaching terrorists for Border Motion Group (BAT) and sniping. Terrorists are taken to close by hilly areas to coach in mountain warfare. Survival coaching can also be imparted at this camp.
HM Head Syed Salahuddin used to himself welcome newly recruited terrorists at this facility and supervise coaching actions. Presently, the camp is being supervised by Abu Maaz and Abdul Rehman to coach HM terrorists for BAT actions focusing on Indian safety forces deployed alongside the border.
8. Shawai Nallah Camp, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Muzaffarabad, PoJK
Shawai Nallah Camp is among the most necessary camps of LeT and is used for recruitment, registration and coaching of LeT terrorists. This camp has been purposeful for the reason that early 2000. It camp is positioned close to Chelabandi bridge on Muzaffarabad-Neelum Street, Muzaffarabad, PoJK.
This camp is also referred to as Huzaifa Bin Yemen and Bait-ul-Mujahideen camp. It has a firing vary, coaching floor, LeT madrassa, and 40 rooms. Shawai Nallah Camp has a big lodging facility for LeT terrorists together with homes for terrorist commanders and instructors.
The power is used as a base camp for imparting Daura-e-Aam coaching, which incorporates non secular indoctrination, bodily coaching, tactical coaching on use of worldwide positioning system (GPS), map-reading, and arms coaching.
LeT head Hafiz Saeed used to welcome new terrorists to this camp on their arrival. After completion of preliminary coaching right here, the terrorists are despatched to different LeT camps for additional coaching. Shawai Nallah Camp can also be used now and again to organise specialised weapons coaching for LeT terrorists. The LeT has been utilizing this camp for organising refresher programs for its already skilled terror commanders and cadres. The ISI additionally facilitates holding coaching at this camp by offering trainers of the Pakistani Military.
9. Syedna Bilal Markaz, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Muzaffarabad, PoJK
Syedna Bilal Masjid is the primary centre of JeM in PoJK, positioned reverse the Pink Fort in Muzaffarabad. The JeM’s workplace and transit camp is positioned on a primary ground adjoining to the constructing of Syedna Bilal Masjid. The masjid constructing consists of a three-storey constructing; a Hijama centre (strain cupping medical remedy) is positioned on the bottom ground. This facility is unfold over 8-10 kanals and has household quarters, workplace constructing and workplace of the Al-Rehmat Belief, the charity wing of JeM.
This facility is used as a transit camp for JeM terrorists previous to their launching into Jammu and Kashmir. At any level of time 50-100 terrorists stay on this facility. Further coaching by Pakistani Particular Forces, SSG, is imparted right here, as present in pictures retrieved from telephones of killed JeM terrorists.
JeM operational commander and JeM head of PoJK, Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, is in-charge of the ability. Abdullah Jehadi alias Abdullah Kashmiri and an Indian fugitive Aashiq Nengroo additionally function from this centre. Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri participated within the Afghan conflict and was a part of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) earlier than becoming a member of JeM in 2000 on its formation.
Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri is near JeM head Maulana Masood Azhar and is taken into account probably the most necessary operational terror commanders of JeM. JeM terrorist Rehan Ali alias Ali Aslam, a resident of Rawalakot in PoJK, who was killed in an encounter at Hiranagar sector of Jammu area on June 11, 2024 transited by means of Syedna Bilal earlier than infiltration into Indian territory.
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