Pakistan’s Bahawalpur Terror Hub: Back in Business After Operation Saffron?
You’d think after India’s surgical strikes on that JeM camp in Bahawalpur, things would stay quiet for a while. But no—satellite images and intel reports show Pakistan’s already rebuilding the place. Fast. Makes you wonder, are they just bad at taking hints or is this some kind of twisted dare?
Rebuilding Faster Than a Mumbai Road Contractor
Timeline? More Like a Sprint
Get this—repair work started within 3 days of India’s February 26 strikes. By early March? Damaged buildings were back up and running. Now there’s fresh construction everywhere. The activity levels? Honestly, it’s like nothing ever happened there.
Who’s Paying for This?
Local contractors are doing the work, but here’s the kicker—they’re reportedly being supervised by Pakistan’s Frontier Works Organization (FWO). That’s basically the military’s construction wing. So much for Imran Khan’s big speech about “cracking down” on terror groups, huh? And get this—intel sources say Masood Azhar’s own relatives are handling logistics. That’s not just a red flag, that’s the whole communist parade.
Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Homecoming Party
Old Faces, Same Dangerous Game
At least 80 JeM guys have already moved back in since March 10. They’re back to weapons training and their usual brainwashing sessions. An Indian Army officer put it perfectly: “Their recruitment posters are up in Punjab’s mosques again—like they never left.”
That Infamous Swimming Pool
Remember that fancy swimming pool funded by extortion money? The one used by the Pulwama attackers? Yeah, it’s been fixed up good as new. If that doesn’t scream “we don’t care what you think,” I don’t know what does.
India’s Playing It Cool (For Now)
Official Response
New Delhi hasn’t made any big public statements, but word is NSA Ajit Doval’s sent some not-so-subtle warnings about “preemptive measures” if attacks start coming from Bahawalpur again.
Media Blackout Across the Border
Pakistani journalists are getting shut down hard if they try to report on this. One Dawn reporter tweeted about seeing bulldozers at the site every night—post got deleted real quick. And Western media? They’re burying the story like it’s last week’s news. BBC mentioned it in paragraph nine of some other article. Classic.
Bahawalpur’s Greatest Hits (And Why They Matter)
Pulwama and Beyond
This is the same camp that trained the suicide bomber who killed 40 CRPF soldiers in Pulwama. Despite UN sanctions and all that, JeM keeps operating like it’s no big deal. Pakistan’s own FIA even cleared Azhar of terror financing last year. Convenient, right?
Pakistan’s “Serious” Crackdown
After FATF grey-listed them in 2018, Pakistan made some token arrests—most guys were out in months. And that $88 million they supposedly seized from JeM fronts in 2021? Funny how it seems to have found its way into Bahawalpur’s renovation budget.
What This Means for India
Security Threats Looming
RAW’s picking up chatter about JeM planning attacks in Jammu ahead of the Amarnath Yatra. With the camp back in action, infiltration’s getting easier—three new launch pads have popped up near the LoC.
Options on the Table
Surgical strikes are always an option, but India’s also pushing the US to block Pakistan’s IMF bailout. Though good luck getting the EU to do anything—they’re still saying there’s “not enough evidence” to call JeM a terror group. Seriously?
Bottom Line
Pakistan’s rush to rebuild Bahawalpur shows exactly where they stand on terrorism. For India, this isn’t just about hitting back—it’s about forcing the world to see what’s happening right in front of them. Because if history’s taught us anything, the next big attack is probably already being planned. And pretending not to see it won’t make it go away.
Source: Navbharat Times – Default
