Months After Op Sindoor, Pakistan Reactivated 72 Terror Launch Pads In Depth Areas Along Jammu Frontier: BSF

After suffering large-scale damage in Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has again activated its launch pads in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK). The Border Security Force (BSF) stated that 72 terror launch pads have been activated near the Jammu region.

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, BSF Deputy Inspector General Vikram Kunwar said that nearly seven months after India incurred heavy damage to terror infrastructure, Pakistan had adopted a policy to quietly move new launch pads from the border to depth areas.

He said, "However, old habits die hard. Twelve terror launch pads have become active near the International Border in Pakistan’s Sialkot and Zafarwal areas. The other 60 launch pads have come up in the areas across the LoC [near Jammu]."

The BSF DIG added that while terrorist numbers keep changing, they generally keep them in groups of two to three.

At the moment, there are no terrorist training camps across the International Border (IB) but in-depth areas along the LoC, though there are reports of such camps, he said.

Speaking about the force's success during Operation Sindoor, DIG Kunwar said that a total of 118 Pakistani posts (72 along IB and 46 along LoC) had targeted their forward positions. These posts were extensively damaged during Op Sindoor.

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"Their surveillance system was also destroyed," he said. "This information was not available immediately after the cessation of hostilities in May but has emerged over time," The DIG said.

BSF Inspector General Shashank Anand informed that the Pakistani Rangers had abandoned their posts during Operation Sindoor but have returned now, and that the force is keeping a watch on all activity and the installations of our counterpart across the border".

IG Anand said, "We know where and under what conditions and terrain they dig tunnels", adding that the BSF is using modern technology, including electro-optical thermals, ground surveillance radars, and UAVs to protect the borders.

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Emphasising the increased use of drones in warfare since 2019, the BSF IG said the force has kept up the pace with changing dynamics. "we have not only trained our troops, but have also installed counter-drone systems," he added.