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| On day of India-bashing rally in Lahore, wireless intercepts unfold militant plans | | 100 ultras wait in PoK camps to infiltrate into J&K to give impetus to waning militancy | | Bharat Bhushan
jammu, Dec 19: It seems as if anti-India activity in PoK-based militant camps gets an abrupt jump after inflammatory speeches by militant leaders in Pakistan. This became known Sunday when, during India-bashing rally in Lahore, Indian agencies made new wireless intercepts which unfolded militant plans to make fresh infiltration bids in the days to come.
Officials of intelligence agencies here feel that after LeT founder Hafiz Sayed's inflammatory speech, in which he vowed to continue "jehad" in Kashmir, militants could make fresh bids from across the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB).
"It has been observed in the past that his speeches have raised anti-India emotions in militant camps in Pakistan and PoK," they added.
An army officer said at least 100 militants were waiting to sneak into the state from across the borders.
He said after the Sayed's India-bashing speech, the pressure had increased on militants in training camps to infiltrate.
The officer said, during and after the anti-India rally in Lahore, wireless intercepts were made by Indian agencies which unfolded militants' plans to infiltrate before the infiltration routes and treacherous mountain passes were covered with snow.
In a way, the intercepts also suggested growing frustration on the part of Pak-based militant commanders as their cadres in Jammu and Kashmir were constantly on the run in the wake of stepped up operations by security agencies, he added.
These intercepts are being seen by Indian agencies as a sign of growing frustration among militant commanders in Pakistan after the elimination of a large number of the top rung commanders of different outfits in encounters in the recent past in J&K.
"As is evident, militants, especially commanders, have been on the run in both Kashmir as well as in Jammu region due to the increased anti-militancy operations by forces," the officer said.
"As compared to the past practice of staying in hideouts, militants have changed their tactics and are now regularly on the move, not staying at one place for long due to fear of their killing by forces," he added.
"They do not trust the local population, whether Hindus or Muslims, any more and are always on the run trying to revive lost ground," he said.
Over 100 commanders of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), HM, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Harkat-ul-jehadi Islami (HUJI) and Albadr have been killed across the state in the past two years, or so.
They included HM's deputy chief (operational) Shabir Ahmed, top divisional commanders of JeM, HM and LeT -- Abdullah Satar, Saqib and Yousuf Gujjar.
The aim of the Pak-based militant commanders was now to regain the lost ground and bring J&K back in focus by sending foreign militants in the state.
This can be gauged from the fact that there have been over 70 infiltration attempts, several ceasefire violations, nearly 150 militancy-related incidents and more than 50 encounters since January this year.
The officer said border troops had been put on high alert to foil any infiltration bid by militants. |
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