As tension between India and Pakistan escalates over scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad has hastily reactivated nearly a dozen terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and close to the International Border along Jammu and Kashmir.

During the past week, hectic movement of terrorists has been seen around these camps which were almost shut in the wake of May 2019 deadlineset up by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body based in Paris. Top intelligence sources said Indian security forces have been put onhigh alert as terror camps in Kotli, Rawalkot, Bagh and Muzzafrabad in PoKarea, bordering Line of Control (LoC), have been reactivated with the ostensible backing of Pakistan army.Two days back, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had stated in the joint session of Parliament that Islamabad wouldnot be responsible if Pulwama type (or even bigger) terror attack is executedin India. The all important statement of Imran Khan has virtually grantedliberty to terror outfits such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) and their handlers in Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency ofPakistan, to reactivate training camps and launch pads. Intelligence reportsreveal that more than 150 cadres of JeM, LeT and veteran Taliban havereportedly gathered at Fagoosh and Kund camps near Kotli and Shavai Nallah,Abdullah Bin Masud camps in Muzaffarabad area. JeM's chief Maulana MasoodAzhar's brother Ibrahim Athar was also spotted in the PoK area, intelligencereports said.

Highly placed sources in the security establishment saidNational Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is currently in the Valley, had ahigh level meeting with senior officials which included Intelligence BureauDirector Arvind Kumar, Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, DilbaghSingh, and top Army brass. The NSA discussed security strategy and terrorthreat from across the border in the backdrop of government's bold decisionstaken on Jammu and Kashmir.Sources said security agencies acknowledge the factthat in the cross-border shelling during the past fortnight, a few groups offidayeen of JeM and LeT reportedly infiltrated into the high reaches ofKashmir. Various strategies have been put into action to neutralise theseforeign mercenaries.Earlier last week, Indian forces foiled major infiltrationbid by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) on forward post along the LoC in theKeran Sector, killing at least five intruders. In a week's time BAT made four infiltrationbids which were successfully foiled by Indian forces.Apart from the LoC area,terror outfits continue to train cadres inside and outside PoK. In KhyberPakhtunwa area, veteran Taliban cadres have a strong foothold. Revealingdetails of terror activity in Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), sources saidterrorist training camps are located in Jangal Mandi, Shinkiari, Boi, GarhiHabibullah, Oghi, Elaqa-e-Ghair, Attar Shisha, Skardu base camp, Andher Belaand more.Sources said that several terror camps have been dismantled while insome camps, there is no activity at present. Although under pressure ofpossible sanctions by FATF, the list of active camps in Pakistan has beenreduced significantly, but the fact remains that terror factories still continueto operate on its soil.

Intelligence agencies have handed over a precise list ofoperational and non-operational terror camps to Indian security forces, sourcesadded.