Pakistan’s intelligence service and army are overseeing the rapid reconstruction of terrorist launch‑pads destroyed during India’s May strikes under Operation Sindoor, according to Indian intelligence assessments. Scores of smaller, tech‑equipped camps are reportedly being dispersed through thickly forested terrain in Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir to evade Indian drones and satellites.
Sites levelled in Luni, Putwal, Tipu Post and Chaprar Forward are being re‑equipped with thermal‑masking and low‑frequency radar, while new facilities are sprouting in Kel, Dudhnial, Athmuqam, Lipa and Kotli. Intercepts indicate that the Inter‑Services Intelligence (ISI) has ordered each “mini‑camp” to house fewer than 200 militants, ring‑fenced by Pakistan‑army guards armed with counter‑drone gear.
A high‑level meeting in Bahawalpur—long regarded as Jaish‑e‑Mohammed’s headquarters, brought together senior commanders of Jaish, Lashkar‑e‑Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen and The Resistance Front, along with ISI officers. Attendees discussed “restructuring command chains, reallocating resources, and initiating recruitment drives”, sources said. Banners proclaiming “Martyrs of Bahawalpur” have since appeared across the region, and videos show masked gunmen policing condolence gatherings for fighters killed in the Indian strikes.
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Intelligence officials further allege that portions of international development loans from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank are being siphoned off to fund the rebuilding effort.
Operation Sindoor was launched after the 22 April Pahalgam massacre that left 26 dead. Conducted without crossing the Line of Control, the four‑day campaign used loitering munitions, Akash SAM cover and satellite reconnaissance to wreck nine major compounds, including Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur and Markaz Taiba in Muridke. Hostilities ceased on 10 May, but the fresh construction suggests Pakistan‑based groups intend to restore strike capability before the Kashmir snows lift.
India’s security establishment warns that the fragmentation of camps will complicate future counter‑measures, even as New Delhi vows to keep actionable intelligence “under constant review”.
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