In a bid to create a Kargil type situation of intrusions, terrorists of Laskhar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad have constructed several bunkers and blown up small bridges in high altitude areas in south of Pir Panjal range as part of a plan reportedly worked out by the Pakistan army. Several "pucca" bunkers have been constructed in Kakahills, Darhal, Manjakote, Gambir, Mendhar and Behramgala areas in the sensitive Poonch-Rajouri sector since the army build up on the Indo-Pak border in the last few weeks, according to highly placed intelligence sources.
The bunkers, which are strong and that can withstand mortar gun fire, have been put up for use in the event of any war, the sources said.
The hideouts of the Pak-backed militants have also been fortified in the renewed building activity by militants in the Surankote-Darhal belt in the area, the sources said.
"The simple aim of militants acting as per direction of the SSG unit of the Pakistan army is to completely wipe out ground support for army and district authorities as pre-war tactics," they claimed.
Over 3,000 tonnes of explosive and several truck loads of weaponry including rocket launchers, mortar guns, missiles and flame throwers were also believed to be dumped by the Pak army through the militants.
All structures vacated by the Rashtriya Rifles troops at high altitude posts have been set on fire by the militants, the sources said, adding that these were destroyed within hours so that the CRPF personnel who were deployed in place of them cannot occupy them.
The sources said as per some intercepts officers in a special cell of the Special Service Group (SSG) of the Pakistan army were regularly contacting the top cadres of LeT and JeM and giving directions for their subversive activities.
Militants have so far set afire 93 such structures in the last one month, they said.
The ultras are also snapping road links by blasting bridges with IEDs and targeting army informers and Village Defence Committee (VDC) officials and attacking security personnel.
So far militants have snapped four road links by blowing up small bridges in Darhal-Surankote belt and nine IEDs kept under bridge links were recovered and defused, the sources said.
Similarly, militants have eliminated seven Special Police Officers (SPOs), five army informers, nine VDC members and 14 Hindus since the buildup, the sources said.
Not only this, militants have carried out 13 attacks on army camps, police posts and VDCs besides on private vehicles on Rajouri-Poonch highway killing nine people, including a judge and two doctors, the sources said.
Over 2000 to 3000 jehadis are currently located or operating in this belt with the sole aim of doing another Kargil in this belt, the sources said.
The strategic Pir Panjal hills with an area of about 500 sq kms between south Kashmir and Badgam districts of Kashmir valley have been eyed by Pakistan right from 1947 when the tribal invasion took place, the sources said.
During 1965 Indo-Pak war, most of top heights were occupied by Pakistani infiltrators who established mock governments in Darhal-Surankote-Budhal areas of the twin sensitive border districts, they said.
Pakistan army's main thrust is again
on this strategic ridge, the sources said.