Under mounting pressure from the international community and fearing retaliation from India, Pakistan has shut down terror camps on its soil over the past few months.
This moves comes ahead of an anti-terror watchdog Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) plenary meeting next week where it faces the possibility of being blacklisted for non-compliance.
However, reacting to the matter, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, said, “No way to verify whether Pakistan has closed down terrorist camps or not. We will continue to maintain strict vigil along our borders.”
Earlier, India had intensified pressure on Pakistan through dossiers shared on global platforms, giving evidence of terror camps backed by the Pakistan Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
According to details provided by India, there were 11 terror camps operating in Pok – five camps each in Muzaffarabad and Kotli clusters, and one in Barnala.
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Some of the camps which were being run by the Lashkar-e-Taiba have been shut down in the Kotli and Nikial area in the region opposite Sunderbani and Rajouri, respectively.
Terror camps run by the Jaish-e-Mohammed have also been shut down in the Pala and Bagh area, while another camp run by Hizbul Mujahideen has been shut down in the Kotli area. According to intelligence reports, camps close to Muzaffarabad and Mirpur have also been shut.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has also urged India to de-escalate border tension between security forces of the two countries.