Pakistan Ramps Up Support for Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen with Advanced Training and Technology

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): Pakistan has deployed all its forces to reactivate terrorist bases destroyed during the Indian Army's Operation Sindoor. Its focus is on Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. To improve the operations of these three terrorist groups, the Pakistani Army will now train their new recruits.

The Pakistani Army has decided to deploy its officers to train new members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. Previously, commanders trained by the Pakistani Army oversaw the operations of terrorist camps. Now, all training camps for these terrorist groups will be headed by a Major-rank officer. Furthermore, security for all these camps will be provided by the Pakistani Army. The Pakistani Army will directly oversee every operation in these camps. Furthermore, Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, is also providing technical support. All these terrorist camps will use state-of-the-art technology.

The ISI is ensuring that new camps are equipped with modern, high-tech weapons rather than conventional ones. The ISI is also equipping these terrorist groups with advanced drone technology. Furthermore, these terrorist groups will also make extensive use of digital warfare tools. Pakistani military officers are directly overseeing every operation, from recruitment to training, and efforts are being made to provide these terrorist groups with weapons that can be fired directly at India. This indicates a major shift in the organization of these terrorist groups in the future. Officials say there are several reasons for this change. First, the ISI does not want these camps to be attacked again during an Indian operation. Second, Pakistan wants its terrorist groups to have the capability to attack India from within its own country.

Third, it wants to distract the Indian Army from these terrorist groups so that the Pakistani Army can more easily deal with the Balochistan Nationalist Army (BLA) and the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP). Given Pakistan's existing commitments to both the US and China regarding security in Balochistan, it would prefer to focus more on the TTP and BLA rather than engaging with the Indian Army. Pakistan, which has signed a mineral agreement with the US, is under pressure to ensure the security of Balochistan. Pakistan has also promised China that it will ensure the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project 2.0 (CPEC), and to fulfill this commitment, it will have to contain both the TTP and BLA. Given the situation the Pakistani Army is in, and its leadership's constant harping on its relations with China and the US, it has no choice but to withdraw its security guarantees. The mineral agreement with the US is crucial for Pakistan due to its declining economy.

Furthermore, China has also told Pakistan that if it wants to be a part of the CPEC 2.0 project, it must raise funds for it. This has put Pakistan in a difficult position, as it now has to raise funds and ensure the security of the project. China warned Pakistan that it had failed miserably in protecting Chinese interests during CPEC-1. In light of this, the Pakistani Army is investing heavily in three terrorist groups. It is seeking large donations from individuals living in Gulf countries. To modernize these terrorist groups with sophisticated weapons capable of directly attacking India, the ISI has decided to invest at least ₹1 billion annually on each terrorist group. With the Pakistani Army directly controlling all activities of terrorist bases, the role of the heads of these groups will be limited, and they will be used to brainwash and further radicalize youth to recruit them into terrorist organizations.