Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Pakistan Terror Groups Shift Camps From PoK Toward Punjab
The report says some Pakistan-based militant groups are changing where they recruit and train people.
It claims they are moving activity away from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, or PoK, toward Punjab and other parts of Pakistan.
The groups named are Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The report says recruitment has increased in several cities and near the Gujarat border.
It also describes training in swimming, technology, artificial intelligence, and urban attacks.
Indian security agencies reportedly believe the groups may use fake online identities to find or deceive people.
They also say the groups are choosing smaller weapons that are easier to hide.
The report connects these changes to protests and worsening mistrust between people in PoK and Pakistan’s government.
These claims are presented as intelligence assessments in the article and are not independently verified here.
The report says ISI-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad are moving recruitment and training activities from PoK to Punjab and other Pakistani regions.
Recruitment and outreach have reportedly increased in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, and districts near the Gujarat border.
Lashkar-e-Taiba is said to have expanded swimming, information technology, artificial intelligence, and women’s-wing training programs.
Jaish-e-Mohammad has reportedly reactivated its Bahawalpur headquarters and begun water training in Karachi.
Indian security agencies say the groups are favoring concealed weapons, sleeper-cell tactics, online deception, and urban operations.
- Who
- The report focuses on Inter-Services Intelligence, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Pakistani security-linked networks, and Indian security agencies.
- What
- The article reports an alleged shift of terrorist recruitment, training, funding, and operational activity from PoK to Punjab and other parts of Pakistan.
- When
- The report cites developments during the last 40 days, training activity in August, February 2025 events, and an attack described as occurring last year.
- Where
- The reported activity is concentrated in Punjab, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Lower Dir, and districts near the Gujarat border, as well as areas formerly used in PoK.
- Why
- The article attributes the shift to protests and mistrust in PoK, which allegedly weakened the groups’ local sympathizers and operatives.
- Groups named
- Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad
- Reported new focus
- Punjab, major Pakistani cities, and districts near the Gujarat border
- Reported training
- Swimming, water operations, information technology, artificial intelligence, and recruit training
- Reported headquarters
- Jaish-e-Mohammad’s Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur is described as active again
- Weapons trend
- Indian intelligence sources reportedly see a shift toward concealable 9mm Zigana pistols
- Online tactic
- The report warns of increased use of fake social-media or dating-app profiles, known as catfish accounts
- Funding allegation
- LeT deputy Saifullah Kasuri is reported to have met business leaders in south Punjab over terror funding