On Wednesday, India conducted precise attacks targeting terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan. A total of nine locations were chosen for these operations.
Operation Sindoor
And all nine were reportedly successful.
According to sources cited by ANI, the Pakistani Army, with backing from its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has secretly supported anti-India terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen. The army has consistently provided comprehensive assistance—including funding, logistical aid, strategic guidance, and military training—to these organizations, even offering them direct combat instruction.
These militant organizations have received support through hidden infrastructures within governmental institutions, enabling them to conduct activities in both Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK). Numerous training centers (Markaz) and launch pads for these extremist groups continue to operate close to military installations.
Although launch pads are widely utilized for staging and armament training exercises, extensive religious indoctrination along with various supporting activities like fundraising, spreading propaganda, and expanding operations are conducted within more substantial facilities situated deeper inside Pakistani territory, backed by the country’s establishment.
Aimed for the precise attack were both the Markaz Taiba (a Lashkar) site.
stronghold
) in Muridke and the Markaz Subhan Allah (headquarters of Jaish) in
Bahawalpur
These centers not only house key leaders of the units but also act as hubs for radicalization and provide various training programs focused on intelligence gathering, weapon handling, among others.
Furthermore, leaders of terrorist organizations have utilized these centers (Markaz) to disseminate anti-India propaganda to the public with the aim of inspiring recruits for jihad against India, as seen in December 2024.
Sources have verified that the 9 selected sites were deliberately chosen to dismantle this terrorist organization which opposes India. The targets struck precisely on Wednesday included:
1.Markaz Subhan Allah,
Bahawalpur
, operational since 2015, is main centre of JeM for training and indoctrination and serves as operational headquarter of JeM. It is associated with terrorist plannings by JeM including Pulwama attack on Feb 14, 2019. The Markaz consists of residences of JeM Chief Maulana Masood Azhar, de-facto Chief of JeM Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, Maulana Ammar and other family members of Masood Azhar. Masood Azhar has made several addresses from this facility extolling anti – India rhetoric and appealing to youth to join Islamic Jihad. JeM conducts regular arms, physical and religious training for its cadres at Markaz Subhan Allah.
2. Markaz Taiba, Muridke, established in the year 2000, Markaz Taiba is the ‘alma mater’ and the most important training centre of LeT located in Nangal Sahdan, Muridke, Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan. The complex holds arms and physical trainings facility, as well as dawa’h and radicalisation for terror entities both from within Pakistan and abroad.
This Markaz enrols around 1000 students in different courses annually thereby highlighting the role of this Markaz in churning out terror entities for LeT annually. Osama Bin Laden had financed Rs 10 million for construction of Mosque & Guest House within the Markaz Taiba complex. At the behest of Pakistan’s ISI, all the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attack including Ajmal Kasab were imparted ‘Daura-e-Ribbat’ (intelligence training) at this facility. David Coleman Headley & Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the prime conspirators of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, had visited Muridke along with Abdul Rehman Sayed @ Pasha, Haroon and Khurram (coconspirators) on instructions of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
3.Sarjal / Tehra Kalan, located in the Shakargarh Tehsil of Narowal District in Punjab, Pakistan, is main launching facility of Jaishe-Mohammad (JeM) for infiltration of terrorists into JK. As part of concerted strategy of Pak- ISI to conceal terror infrastructure in government buildings, Sarjal facility is being operated from the premises of a Primary Health Center (PHC) in Tehra Kalan Village of Sarjal area. This JeM facility holds special prominence due to its close proximity of around 06 km from IB in Samba Sector of Jammu, J&K.
This facility serves as the base for the digging of cross-border tunnels for infiltration of terrorists. It also serves as the launching base for drones by which arms/ammunition/narcotics and warlike stores are dropped into Indian territory. JeM terrorists Mohammad Adnan Ali @ Doctor and Kashif Jan regularly visit this facility and JeM de-facto chief Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar supervises overall operations of this facility. This facility is actively being used by JeM to infiltrate terrorists and for smuggling arms & ammunition into India.
4. The Mehmoona Joya Facility in Sialkot serves as an additional instance of ISI-Pak setting up terror hubs within governmental structures. Located inside the Bhutta Kotli Government complex, this site operates under Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). It functions as a base from which HM members infiltrate the Jammu area of Kashmir. Senior leaders provide these operatives with specialized instruction here for conducting acts of terrorism and managing weaponry. Known as Irfan Tanda, Mohammad Irfan Khan leads this HM installation. Typically, between 20-25 militants can be found stationed at this location simultaneously, monitoring attempts at infiltration and executing terrorist activities aimed towards India.
5. The Markaz Ahle Hadith Barnala, Bhimber, situated near the edge of Barnala town along the Kote Jamel road, serves as a significant hub for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operations within Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). It plays a crucial role in facilitating the entry of LeT militants, weapons, and ammunition into sectors such as Poonch-Rajouri-Reasi. Additionally, this facility acts as an assembly point for LeT terrorists prior to their incursion into India. With capacity for up to 100-150 fighters, key members like Qasim Gujjar alias Mahrore, Qasim Khanda, and Anas Jarar conduct their activities here and live nearby. Commanders overseeing LeT’s actions often convene at this site to plan and direct various militant endeavors involving not only LeT but also associated groups including Jamaat-ud-Dawa and the Jammu & Kashmir United Movement.
6. Markaz Abbas, Kotli, is an important terror facility of JeM located in Kotli. Hafiz Abdul Shakoor @ Qari Zarrar, ‘shura member’ of JeM Council and close associate of JeM top commander Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, is head of this Markaz. Qari Zarrar is directly involved in planning and execution of terrorist attacks in J&K and is wanted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India. Markaz Abbas can accommodate around 100 – 125 JeM cadres. JeM’s terror activities including infiltration of cadres from the Poonch – Rajouri sectors are planned and executed from this facility.
7. . Maskar Raheel Shahid, Kotli, PoJK, is one of the oldest facilities of HM. It can accommodate around 150 – 200 HM terrorists. HM terrorists visit this facility particularly for taking arms firing training and specialized physical training. In addition to providing conventional arms / physical training, this Camp specializes in training cadres for BAT/ sniping actions and fighting in hilly area & survival training.
8. Shawai Nallah Camp, Muzaffarabad Shawai Nallah Camp, also known as Bait-ul-Mujahideen, is located near Chelabandi bridge on Muzaffarabad-Neelum Road, Muzaffarabad, PoJK. It is one of the most important camps of LeT. Attackers of 26/11 Mumbai Attack including Ajmal Kasab had received terrorist training in this Camp. This camp is used for recruitment, registration and training of LeT cadres and has been functional since early 2000. It is used as base camp for imparting Daura-e-Aam training, which includes religious indoctrination, physical training, tactical training regarding use of GPS, map reading and arms training for rifles and grenades. Pak-ISI also facilitates by providing trainers of Pak Army to provide weapons training to LeT terrorists. It is a large training camp which can accommodate 200-250 LeT cadres at a time. This camp is also utilized as staging camp for LeT terrorists before infiltrating into Indian territory. LeT terrorists camping here are sent to launching facilities located opposite North Kashmir.
9. Markaz Syedna Bilal. is the main centre of JeM in PoJK, located opposite Red Fort, Muzaffarabad. This facility is used as transit camp for JeM terrorists prior to their launching into JK. At any point of time 50-100 cadres resides in this facility. JeM operational commander and JeM head of PoJK, Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri is in-charge of the facility. Abdullah Jehadi@ Abdullah Kashmiri and Aashiq Nengroo (Indian Fugitive) also operate from this centre. Commandos of Special Service Group (SSG) of Pak Army also impart training to JeM cadres at this facility.
Indian Armed Forces
successfully struck these nine terror targets, four in Pakistan, including
Bahawalpur
, Muridke, and Sialkot, along with five locations in Pakistan-controlled Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), were targeted using specialized precision weapons in a synchronized operation, according to sources who spoke to ANI.
The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, with the mobilisation of assets and troops. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was constantly monitoring
Operation Sindoor
Throughout the evening, sources verified with ANI. (ANI)
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