Islamabad, May 31: Today is the last day of the deadline set by Pakistan government for militant groups operating from Pakistan occupied Kashmir to wind up their camps, but the outfits have vowed to resist any crackdown against them. Though there is no official word from the Pakistan government on the deadline, highly placed sources in the ruling Muslim conference which headed the government in PoK said Pakistan government was "firm" in its resolve not to allow militant groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad and other splinter groups to operate from PoK.

"They have been told that they would not be allowed to operate," they said.

While some of the militant groups operated from PoK, capital Muzafarabad has been informing the media during the past few days that they were under pressure to wind up their camps. A Pakistani news agency Sana yesterday reported that militants outfits have been ordered to shut their camps by May 31.
The report also said the militant groups vowed not to follow the orders. The crackdown was aimed preparing the ground for the forthcoming India-Pakistan peace talks, the report said.
India along with US has been insisting that Pakistan close all militant camps and destroy the infrastructure before New Delhi and Islamabad begin talks to normalise relations as well as to resolve differences on various outstanding issues, including Kashmir.
Bureau Report