Intelligence inputs have warned of a possible suicide attackon Indian troops by terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed after which the security inand around Indian Air Force bases in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have been tightened. According to sources, a security alert has been sounded for air force bases in Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab and Srinagar in Jammu andKashmir.

According to top sources, intelligence agencies have issuedwarning against a module of eight to 10 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists whomay try to carry out a suicide attack against air bases in and around areas ofJammu and Kashmir.

An orange alert has also been sounded for Srinagar,Avantipur, Jammu, Pathankot and Hindan airbases bases after the monitoring ofthe terrorists' movements by the intelligence agencies.

The orange alert is the second-highest level of alert secondonly to Red alert which, if issued, would entail closing of schools and restrictionon movements in airbases.

Senior officers are reviewing security arrangementsround-the-clock to tackle the threat, sources said.

This came two days after Army chief Bipin Rawat said Balakotterrorists's camp in Pakistan, which was destroyed by the IAF in February, hadbeen reactivated to send terrorists across the border in the backdrop ofheightened tension between India and Pakistan over the abrogation of specialstatus to Jammu and Kashmir.

Security forces have eliminated several terrorists andfoiled several infiltration bids over the past one month.