Jammu/Poonch, September 19
Pakistan, it appears, has set up a specialised training camp for nearly 50 hardcore terrorists in a dense jungle at Kacharban in Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (PoK).

The camp - situated in Bagh district, which is close to Saujiyan sub-sector in Poonch district - is heavily fortified and has been declared out of bounds for PoK civilians, including shepherds, who used to graze their livestock in the area, reveal Indian intelligence agencies.

Terrorists are being trained along Border Action Team (BAT) members in a walled compound which has been witnessing “hyperactivity” since August 18, said intelligence sources.

“Every morning at least two to three Pakistani Army officers enter the compound in a vehicle and then leave with nearly a dozen men in the same vehicle for an unknown destination in the vicinity of the jungle where they are trained in guerilla warfare for three to four hours,” they said.

"On weekends, senior officers from the Army and the ISI enter the compound, probably, to check progress. On these days, the security is beefed up further and curfew-like restrictions prevail in the area,” said sources.

The camp is a proof that the Pakistan Army and the ISI continue to run terror infrastructure in PoK, said sources.

The 'increased' activity in Kacharban camp and inputs from 'contacts' across the border suggest that Pakistan is planning something big. “There are two possibilities --- another BAT attack or a major infiltration bid to push as many terrorists as possible into the state,” said sources.

On August 6, a BAT team had killed five Indian soldiers in Chakan-da-Bagh area along the LoC.

In the ongoing skirmishes between the two armies since August, the barbed fence along the LoC has been damaged in areas such as Tarkundi in Balakote sub-sector, Chaprian in Saujiyan sub-sector and near Makki post in Gulpur sub-sector.

"Though the Army keeps repairing the damaged fence regularly but relentless fire has been hampering their work. These open stretches can be exploited by Pakistan," said sources.