Some "new" terror camps have sprung up across the border, at Palani, Palak and Kund, apart from the "reopened" camps at Samani, Dudhinial and Fagosh.
"While some of these have a mix of cadres from JeM, Laskhar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, al-Badr, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, al-Barq and other 'tanzims', others are restricted to one outfit," an official said.
The North West Frontier Province is another hotbed for all this. The densely-forested hilly Manshera region, in particular, houses several madrasas, which also act as training camps. The Jangal Mangal camp, for instance, is a relatively large one, housing over 150 militants, primarily from Hizbul Mujahideen.
The camps in Punjab are located in Muridke, Tilla, Shakergarh, Jhelum and even in and around big cities like Rawalpindi (Chaklala), Gujranwala (Zaffar Iqbal Baiwa) and Lahore (Changa Manga).
The Northern Areas, in turn, have camps in Gultari, Tarkuti and Skardu, while the Tanda Al-labyar camp is located in Sindh. "Our reports show the Gultari and Tarkuti camps have 30 to 40 trainees of Hizbul Mujahideen each," he said.
Indian authorities here feel that the list signifies a clear breach of the anti-terror pledge that Musharraf had signed on in order to engage India. Although they continue to maintain that they would still like to persevere with the peace process, the disappointment with Pakistan has already sapped New Delhi's enthusiasm and might force it to tread the path with excessive caution.
India has already concern to Pakistan about the drastic spike in infiltration along the Line of Control over the last two months. In July alone, the Army killed over 50 terrorists trying to sneak into J&K.
"The number of terrorists in these
camps, to receive arms and explosive training, is estimated to be between
2,000 and 2,500. Apart from training jehadis for Jammu and Kashmir,
these camps often also house terrorists headed for other parts of the world,"
said a senior official.