Author: Pawan Bali
Publication: IBNLive.com
Date: January 14, 2009
URL:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/women-trained-in-terror-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir/82703-3.html
Security forces have unearthed the new face
of terror. In a stunning confession, a young woman arrested while crossing
the Line Of Control (LOC) revealed how hundreds of women were being trained
in the terror camps of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
In videos available with CNN-IBN, on being
questioned what she saw at the camps across the border, a woman trained to
infiltrate said it all.
"There are training camps where over
700 women are being trained," said 23 year-old-Asiya, the wife of Pakistani
Army havaldar Mohammad Sajjad.
Asiya was arrested over two months ago while
crossing the LoC into Rajouri. Asiya has now disclosed how hundreds of women
were being trained in terror camps in PoK.
"In Bimbar camp I saw mujahids training
along with women participants. There were over 700 women. They have learnt
how to fire. But I do not know how to fire," said the woman.
Senior intelligence officers say that there
have been recent inputs that women have been trained to cross over and settle
down in Jammu and Kashmir to finally act as spies here.
Asiya reportedly had been sent to gather information
on the deployment of Indian forces at the Line of Control. She has also confessed
that Pakistani army and intelligence agencies train militants.
"There are camps in, Bimar, Kotli, Sensa.
In Sensa, the Army trains the mujahids and in Kotli it is the agencies that
train them. But in Bimbar it is the outsiders," provided Asiya.
The women read, study and undergo training
sessions on using firearms, said Asiya. So, clearly the entire operation goes
on under the garb of education and schooling.
Asiya had been arrested on November 13 last
year and ever since then her confessions have revealed the active role of
women in terror networks.
In March 2008, two women had been arrested
in Doda as Lashkar's over the ground workers.
In 2007, Nahida Altaf, a law student was also
arrested for allegedly working for Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.. but Asiya's chilling
confessions have proved that terror really does have a new face altogether.