After Indian forces carried out precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK in May this year, terror groups have begun relocating their bases.
Pakistan backed terror groups including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen are now shifting their bases to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).
Intelligence inputs indicate that the shift reflects a tactical adaptation by the groups, who now see PoK as vulnerable to Indian operations.
On May 7, under Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force and Army struck nine terror sites, killing at least 100 terrorists.
Key targets included JeM’s headquarters at Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur, located nearly 100 km from the border, and Markaz Taiba near Muridke, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) stronghold led by Hafiz Saeed.
These sites had been instrumental in recruitment, indoctrination, and training of militants, including Ajmal Kasab and David Coleman Headley, linked to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Officials said KPK offers greater depth and protection to these groups due to its terrain, proximity to the Afghan border, and pre-existing jihadi networks dating back to the Afghan war.
