Lashkar and Jaish Prepare New Assaults in Jammu & Kashmir Six Months Post Operation Sindoor
Six months subsequent to India's successful Operation Sindoor, new intelligence has emerged indicating that Pakistan-based terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are gearing up for a series of coordinated attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
The intelligence reports, accessed by NDTV, suggest that since September, these groups have been intensifying their infiltration efforts, reconnaissance activities, and cross-border logistics. Several units from LeT and JeM have reportedly infiltrated Indian territory via the Line of Control (LoC), allegedly with assistance from Pakistan’s Special Services Group (SSG) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
According to sources, a LeT unit under the leadership of a militant named Shamsher has carried out aerial reconnaissance using drones to locate vulnerable gaps along the LoC. This raises concerns about potential fidayeen-style attacks or weapon drops in the near future.
The dossier further warns that Pakistan’s Border Action Teams (BATs), which include former SSG soldiers and terrorists, have been repositioned across Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), suggesting possible cross-border strikes against Indian positions.
High-level meetings in PoK during October reportedly included key personnel from Jamaat-e-Islami, Hizbul Mujahideen, and ISI, where they allegedly finalized plans to reactivate dormant terror cells, provide stipends to former commanders, and seek retaliation for losses sustained during Operation Sindoor.
In a concerning development, LeT operatives are reportedly re-establishing their human intelligence networks throughout the Kashmir Valley. This involves identifying local sympathizers and reviving narco-terror and arms smuggling routes to finance future operations.
Officials in New Delhi have characterized this intelligence as a “critical warning,” and have confirmed that the Indian Army and intelligence agencies are on high alert across all sectors of the Northern Command.
These threats emerge as India is conducting its Tri-service Exercise Trishul along the western borders in Gujarat and Rajasthan. With the onset of winter, a period when infiltration traditionally diminishes, analysts caution that Pakistan’s renewed hostilities could herald a “long winter of terror” in Jammu and Kashmir.
