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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India should brace for a harsh winter as Pakistan-backed terror networks regroup across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and intelligence has warned of fresh suicide attacks and narco-financed insurgency.
Six months after Operation Sindoor dismantled terror networks in Jammu and Kashmir, fresh intelligence obtained by NDTV and confirmed by multiple agencies paints a grim picture of Pakistan’s renewed proxy war.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), longtime instruments of Islamabad’s covert aggression, are reportedly mobilizing for a new wave of coordinated attacks with the assistance of Pakistan’s Special Services Group (SSG) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
An increase in activity has been observed along infiltration routes along the Line of Control (LoC) since September. Drones hover over sensitive peaks operated by the Lashkar-e-Taiba unit led by the notorious Shamsher, mapping gaps for possible fidayeen-style attacks or dropping aerial weapons.
Intelligence suggests that Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) – a deadly mix of former SSG commandos and trained terrorists – has been redeployed to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), indicating a possible increase in cross-border raids.
The secret conference held in PoK in October was reportedly attended by Jamaat-e-Islami, Hizbul Mujahideen and ISI chiefs, in which plans to revive dormant terror cells were finalized.
Monthly stipends for former commanders, reactivation orders for sleeper modules and instructions to avenge the losses of Operation Sindoor were issued.
Facing diplomatic isolation and domestic unrest, the ISI seems to be up to its old trick: exporting instability to derail India’s peace.
A dangerous new front is emerging. Lashkar-e-Taiba operators are rebuilding their human intelligence network in the Kashmir Valley, mapping local supporters and assets. Parallel narco-terrorism and arms smuggling routes – reminiscent of the recent pattern in Punjab and Rajasthan – are being extended to fund operations.
The time is inauspicious; India’s Trishul Tri-Service exercise continues on the western borders, while the approach of winter traditionally brings down infiltration. Still, analysts warn that this year could buck that trend.
New Delhi has sounded the alarm. Officials have described the intelligence as a “serious warning” and the Northern Command is on high alert.
Operation Sindoor, which had earlier destroyed LeT and TRF modules, may soon enter a new phase.
The stakes are high – not only for territorial integrity, but for the promise of normalcy that local elections and the return of tourists have begun to restore. As the Valley braces for a long winter of terror, the question is not whether Pakistan will attack – the question is when and how.
The silence on the LoC may yet be broken by the echo of another suicide charge, another drone drop, another test of India’s determination to keep the peace.
–IANS
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