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NDTV
30-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Exclusive: New Satellite Pics Show India's Attack Split Pak Terror Camps Into Half
New Delhi: New high-resolution satellite imagery with NDTV shows, for the first time, the impact of Indian precision strikes against two major terrorist training camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) during Operation Sindoor last month. While the armed forces have not identified the weapons used in the attack, it is believed that both were targeted with loitering drones. The images are of two camps, the Syedna Bilal Camp in Muzaffarabad, 36 kilometres west of Tangdhar in Kashmir, and the Kotli Gulpur camp, which is 40 kilometres west of Rajouri in Jammu. Both were struck in the early hours of May 7, when India targeted multiple terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and PoK following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians lost their lives. The Syedna Bilal Camp is in Muzaffarabad; the Kotli Gulpur camp is 40 kilometres west of Rajouri in Jammu. High res here It was the worst terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since the Chattisinghpora massacre in March 2000, in which 36 Sikhs were killed. Syedna Bilal The Syedna Bilal Camp in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was a key staging area for terrorists affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed. The camp also served to train terrorists in weapons handling, jungle survival and explosives and ordnance. The before and after images of the strike show a group of interconnected buildings (81 x 92 feet) having been taken out in what appears to be a drone strike. There is no collateral damage in the area. According to army sources, recruits were sent to Syedna Bilal for specialised training in June 2023. They were being prepared to be launched across the Line of Control in Uri and Keran sectors with the aim of targeting the railway bridge between Kathua and Ramban. Post training, these terrorists were transported to staging camps and launch pads in Pakistan's Punjab, where they received specialised communication training. After the training, they were divided into groups of four to eight terrorists and were infiltrated into India through the International Border between March and May 2024. The majority of terror attacks in Jammu last year were executed by these terrorists. Top JeM terrorists, including Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, Amir JeM, Abdullah Jehadi and Ashiq Negroo, regularly visited the camp. Guest houses were also built near the camp for senior JeM commanders visiting Muzaffarabad. Army sources said the camps are known to be backed and protected by Pakistan's intelligence, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which provides training, weapons, and safe passage for terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir. ''These images of precision strikes at the terrorist camps at Kotli and Muzzafarabad, without any collateral damage, are a clear display of Indian capability,'' Lieutenant General Satish Dua (retired), who commanded the Srinagar-based 15 Corps responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley, said. ''For decades, we felt helpless that despite knowing their precise locations, we could not strike at the terror camps due to self-imposed restrictions in the nuclear backdrop. But Pahalgam changed all that," he added. These Maxar satellite images of the strike on the Syedna Bilal Camp in Muzaffarabad back on-ground photographs of the attack published by the German news outlet TRT Deutsch. Kotli The second set of images focuses on the Gulpur camp in Kotli. It shows buildings which are believed to be a base camp of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group involved in attacks in the Rajouri-Poonch area of Jammu. The satellite imagery shows a structure, 110 x 30 feet, having been split right down the centre. The roof of a smaller structure right next to this building was also severely damaged. Before and after images of damage at a base camp of the LeT group involved in attacks in Jammu's Rajouri-Poonch area. High res here The government believes that the terrorists trained here had carried out attacks in Poonch in 2023 and on a bus of pilgrims last year. The camp was constructed between August and September 2022. According to army sources, the training facility was a well-established LeT training centre, where a large number of terrorists, including suicide bombers, were undergoing advanced combat training. The site, which had also had residential facilities, was harbouring 30-50 terrorists and their trainers. It was used by terrorists who have been trying to revive terrorism in the Poonch and Rajouri region in recent years. The training facility was being actively used by more than one terror group, army sources said. It was a known centre for guerrilla warfare, survival training and arms training to Pakistani terror outfits. The camp was temporarily shut down post the Balakot strike by India in 2019, but is said to have resumed training activities for terrorists in 2020. A structure was split right down the middle at the Gulpur camp in Kotli. High res here "Much of our attention during Operation Sindoor has been focused on the strikes at Muridke, Bahawalpur, and attacks on Pakistani airfields. However, the strikes carried out on terror camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir are equally significant," Lt General DS Hooda (retired), who was India's Northern Army Commander when the Army launched 'surgical strikes' into Pakistani territory in 2016, said. ''It is from these camps that terrorists carry out close reconnaissance of infiltration routes, and the final training and planning before entering into Indian territory. Destruction of this infrastructure would have an immediate effect on the morale of terrorists and their ability to conduct attacks in both the Jammu and Kashmir regions," he said. Operation Sindoor India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 and struck nine infrastructure sites linked to groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen. The strikes lasted from 1:05 AM to 1:30 AM. While four of the targets were in Pakistan - Bahawalpur, Muridke, Sialkot, and a village near Shakar Garh, five targets were in PoK - Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Bhimber, Rawalakot, and Chakswari. It is believed that more than 100 terrorists were killed in the strikes.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
India names top Pak officials who attended funerals of terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor
India names top Pak officials who attended funerals of terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: India on Sunday released the names of top Pakistani officials who attended the funeral of LeT terrorist Abdul Rauf , who lost his life during the May 7 ' Operation Sindoor .' Senior Pakistani military officials and the Punjab Inspector General of Police were present at the service, according to the ANI news agency. Attendees included Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain, Major General Rao Imran, Brigadier Mohd Furqan from Administration, Usman Anwar Pakistan Punjab Legislator and Malik Sohaib Ahmed. Operation Sindoor struck nine terror facilities across PoK and Pakistan. Operation Sindoor 'Our job is to hit target, not to count body bags': Air Marshal Bharti on Op Sindoor Precautionary blackout imposed across parts of Rajasthan, Punjab 'Indian Navy was in position to strike Karachi': Vice Admiral on Operation Sindoor The PoK targets included Sawal Nala, Syedna Bilal, Gulpur, Barnala, and Abbas. In Pakistan proper, strikes occurred at Bhawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya. The defence ministry has identified 21 terrorist installations in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Pakistan: Sawal Nala, Syed na Bilal, Maskar-e-Aqsa, Chelabandi, Abdullah bin Masood, Dulai, Garhi Habibullah, Batrasi, Balakot, Oghi, Boi, Sensa, Gulpur, Kotli, Barali, Dungi, Barnala, Mehmoona Joya, Sarjal, Mudrike and Bahawalpur. Indian forces eliminated terrorists in Muridke, Bahawalpur Khalid Abu Akasha, eliminated on May 7, facilitated arms trafficking from Afghanistan to Pakistan while operating from Peshawar. This trained LeT operative had previously operated in J&K before returning to Pakistan. He had recently relocated to LeT headquarters in Muridke and served on the organisation's Central Committee. The defence ministry reported his close collaboration with central LeT/JuD figures: Yahya Mujahid, Qari Yakub Sheikh, Abdul Rehman, Khalid Waleed, Engineer Haris Dar and Abdul Rehman Abid. Mudassir Khadian Khas, a LeT operative who managed the Muridke camp, worked alongside Hafiz Abdul Rauf, the Al Khidmat Committee Chairman, as his security chief. He also collaborated with PMML General Secretary Hafiz Khalid Waleed in Lahore. He is Hafiz Mohammad Saeed's son-in-law. Mohammad Hassan Khan, another target of Operation Sindoor, was the son of JeM Operational Commander Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri. He operated from the Syedna Bilal camp with Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri and Ashiq Negroo, and participated in the 2019 Pulwama Attack. He accompanied Asghar Khan Kashmiri to Shura Meetings in Islamabad and coordinated with Shakargarh-based JeM operatives Mohammad Adnan Ali, Ali Kashif Jaan and Mohammad Yasir. Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, JeM Chief Maulana Masood Azhar's eldest brother-in-law and advisor, oversaw JeM headquarters operations in Bahawalpur. As a Shura member and close associate of Masood Azhar, Jameel supervised terrorist activities from Bahawalpur. The defence ministry stated he visited PoK to recruit youth for jihad against India and raise funds for JeM. While India conducted precise strikes during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan damaged a Gurudwara and Madarasa in Poonch. The defence ministry presented evidence of destroyed Pakistani drones at Ramnagar, Naushera and Miran Sahib. India maintained its position on direct DGMO communication, declining third-party mediation or back-channel talks, showing its preference for established military channels for conflict resolution. Tensions escalated after Pakistan's drone attacks on Indian locations prompted a robust Indian response. On May 8, foreign secretary Vikram Misri stated that the Pahalgam terror attack constituted Pakistan's "original escalation," to which India responded with "controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory" strikes on terror infrastructure.
India Gazette
12-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Top brass of Pak Army, police offer prayers at LeT terrorists' 'funeral' slain in Op Sindoor
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): India released the names of Pakistani officials present at the funeral of LeT terrorist Abdul Rauf, who was killed in Operation Sindoor. Funeral of killed terrorists in Muridke, like LeT Commander Abdul Rauf, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by US Treasury, was carried out in Pakistan, according to the Ministry of Defence. The top brass of Pakistan Army and Inspector General of Police in Pakistan's Punjab were seen attending the funeral and offering prayers. It was attended by- Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain, Major General Rao Imran, Brigadier Mohd Furqan from Administration, Usman Anwar Pakistan Punjab Legislator and Malik Sohaib Ahmed. Operation Sindoor targeted a total of nine terror camps in PoJK and Pakistan. In PoJK, Sawal Nala, Syedna Bilal, Gulpur, Barnala, and Abbas were targeted. In Pakistan, Bhawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, Mehmoona Joya were targeted. As per the Ministry of Defence, there are 21 terrorist camps identified in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan- Sawal Nala, Syed na Bilal, Maskar-e-Aqsa, Chelabandi, Abdullah bin Masood, Dulai, Garhi Habibullah, Batrasi, Balakot, Oghi, Boi, Sensa, Gulpur, Kotli, Barali, Dungi, Barnala, Mehmoona Joya, Sarjal, Mudrike and Bahawalpur. India neutralized terrorists in Muridke in Bahawalpur. Khalid Abu Akasha, a terrorist killed on May 7 was involved in smuggling of arms, ammunition from Afghanistan to Pakistan while based in Peshawar. Trained LeT terrorist who operated in J&K and exfiltrated back. He recently shifted to LeT headquarters in Muridke and was part of Central Committee of LeT. He worked closely with Central LeT/ JuD entities: Yahya Mujahid, Qari Yakub Sheikh, Abdul Rehman, Khalid Waleed, Engineer Haris Dar and Abdul Rehman Abid, the Ministry of Defence stated. Mudassir Khadian Khas, another terrorist LeT Operative and in-charge of Muridke Terrorist Camp worked with Hafiz Abdul Rauf, the Chairman of the Al Khidmat Committee, as his Security in Charge. He also worked with Hafiz Khalid Waleed, the General Secretary PMML, Lahore. He is the son-in-law of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed. Khas was a close associate of Saifullah Khalid Kasuri (LeT Deputy Chief), who had recruited him. Mohammad Hassan Khan, another terrorist targeted during Operation Sindoor, was the son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri (JeM Operational Commander, Amir, POJK). He used to operate from Syedna Bilal terrorist camp with Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri (Amir, JeM PoJK) and Ashiq Negroo (JeM Indian Fugitive) and was involved in Pulwama Attack of 2019. He used to accompany Asghar Khan Kashmiri to Islamabad to attend Shura Meetings. He also coordinated with Shakargarh-based JeM operative, viz Mohammad Adnan Ali, Ali Kashif Jaan and Mohammad Yasir. Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, another terrorist was the eldest brother-in-law and advisor of JeM Chief Maulana Masood Azhar. He was the overall in-charge of JeM headquarters at Bahawalpur. Jameel was a Shura member of JeM and a close confidante, or family member of Masood Azhar. Used to oversee terrorist operations organised from Bahawalpur. He visited PoJK to motivate youth to join Jihad against India and raising funds for JeM, said the Ministry of Defence. As India targeted the terror groups during Operation Sindoor in precise operations, Pakistan damaged a Gurudwara and Madarasa at Poonch. The Operation displayed India's air defence preparedness. The defence ministry showed destroyed Pakistani drones at Ramnagar, Naushera and Miran Sahib. Meanwhile, India insisted on direct communication between the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs), rejecting any third-party assurances or back-channel negotiations, reflecting its commitment to resolving conflicts through established military channels, according to the sources. The escalation between India and Pakistan intensified after Pakistan launched drone attacks targeting Indian sites, prompting a swift and forceful response from India. India's Operation Sindoor is seen as a 'new normal' in counter-terrorism, signalling that any hostile action from Pakistan would be met with a decisive and precise response. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on May 8 that Pahalgam terror attack was 'original escalation' by Pakistan and India responded in 'controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory' manner through precise strikes on terror infrastructure early on Wednesday. (ANI)
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Top brass of Pak Army, police offer prayers at LeT terrorists' 'funeral' slain in Op Sindoor
India released the names of Pakistan officials present at the funeral of LeT terrorist Abdul Rauf, who was killed in Operation Sindoor . #Operation Sindoor India responds to Pak's ceasefire violation; All that happened India-Pakistan ceasefire reactions: Who said what Punjab's hopes for normalcy dimmed by fresh violations Funeral of killed terrorists in Muridke, like LeT Commander Abdul Rauf, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by US Treasury, was carried out in Pakistan, according to the Ministry of Defence. The top brass of Pakistan Army and Inspector General of Police in Pakistan's Punjab were seen attending the funeral and offering prayers. It was attended by- Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain, Major General Rao Imran, Brigadier Mohd Furqan from Administration, Usman Anwar Pakistan Punjab Legislator and Malik Sohaib Ahmed. Operation Sindoor targeted a total of nine terror camps in PoJK and Pakistan. In PoJK, Sawal Nala, Syedna Bilal, Gulpur, Barnala, and Abbas were targeted. In Pakistan, Bhawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, Mehmoona Joya were targeted. As per the Ministry of Defence, there are 21 terrorist camps identified in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan- Sawal Nala, Syed na Bilal, Maskar-e-Aqsa, Chelabandi, Abdullah bin Masood, Dulai, Garhi Habibullah, Batrasi, Balakot, Oghi, Boi, Sensa, Gulpur, Kotli, Barali, Dungi, Barnala, Mehmoona Joya, Sarjal, Mudrike and Bahawalpur. Live Events India neutralized terrorists in Muridke in Bahawalpur. Khalid Abu Akasha, a terrorist killed on May 7 was involved in smuggling of arms, ammunition from Afghanistan to Pakistan while based in Peshawar. Trained LeT terrorist who operated in J&K and exfiltrated back. He recently shifted to LeT headquarters in Muridke and was part of Central Committee of LeT. He worked closely with Central LeT/ JuD entities: Yahya Mujahid, Qari Yakub Sheikh, Abdul Rehman, Khalid Waleed, Engineer Haris Dar and Abdul Rehman Abid, the Ministry of Defence stated. Mudassir Khadian Khas, another terrorist LeT Operative and in-charge of Muridke Terrorist Camp worked with Hafiz Abdul Rauf, the Chairman of the Al Khidmat Committee, as his Security in Charge. He also worked with Hafiz Khalid Waleed, the General Secretary PMML, Lahore. He is the son-in-law of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed. Khas was a close associate of Saifullah Khalid Kasuri (LeT Deputy Chief), who had recruited him. Mohammad Hassan Khan, another terrorist targeted during Operation Sindoor, was the son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri (JeM Operational Commander, Amir, POJK). He used to operate from Syedna Bilal terrorist camp with Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri (Amir, JeM PoJK) and Ashiq Negroo (JeM Indian Fugitive) and was involved in Pulwama Attack of 2019. He used to accompany Asghar Khan Kashmiri to Islamabad to attend Shura Meetings. He also coordinated with Shakargarh-based JeM operative, viz Mohammad Adnan Ali, Ali Kashif Jaan and Mohammad Yasir. Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, another terrorist was the eldest brother-in-law and advisor of JeM Chief Maulana Masood Azhar. He was the overall in-charge of JeM headquarters at Bahawalpur. Jameel was a Shura member of JeM and a close confidante, or family member of Masood Azhar. Used to oversee terrorist operations organised from Bahawalpur. He visited PoJK to motivate youth to join Jihad against India and raising funds for JeM, said the Ministry of Defence. As India targeted the terror groups during Operation Sindoor in precise operations, Pakistan damaged a Gurudwara and Madarasa at Poonch. The Operation displayed India's air defence preparedness. The defence ministry showed destroyed Pakistani drones at Ramnagar, Naushera and Miran Sahib. Meanwhile, India insisted on direct communication between the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs), rejecting any third-party assurances or back-channel negotiations, reflecting its commitment to resolving conflicts through established military channels, according to the sources. The escalation between India and Pakistan intensified after Pakistan launched drone attacks targeting Indian sites, prompting a swift and forceful response from India. India's Operation Sindoor is seen as a "new normal" in counter-terrorism, signalling that any hostile action from Pakistan would be met with a decisive and precise response. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on May 8 that Pahalgam terror attack was "original escalation" by Pakistan and India responded in "controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory" manner through precise strikes on terror infrastructure early on Wednesday. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
