Pakistan Army guarding 12 new terror launch pads in PoK, location identified: Report

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, which was called to discuss the present situation in the aftermath of last week's surgical strikes by the Indian Army across LoC.

During today's CCS meet, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval informed the Prime Minister and others about at least 12 new terror launch pads, which have come up after Army's surgical strikes last week.

Doval, according to India TV, also shared the inputs gathered by various intelligence agencies after Army's daring secret operation along the Line of Control last week. Sources also claimed that the location of those terror camps have been identified by the Indian intelligence agaencies.

Doval's report provided information related to the movement and fresh deployment of Pakistani troops and militants along the border areas.

However, raising an alarm for the security establishment, Doval reportedly claimed that at least 12 terror launch pads have come up within PoK following India’s strikes and that around 100 militants are planning to infiltrate into the Indian side.

NDTV, ABP and other news agencies also quoted top sources, which cited NSA Ajit Doval as saying that Pakistan’s Infantry Division is guarding all these terror launch pads.

Doval, at the CCS meet, reportedly informed that at least 40-50 jawans (the number varies) of Pakistan Army’s Infantry Division are guarding each of these installations.

During today's CCS meet, Home Minister Rajnath Singh also briefed PM Modi about the situation in Kashmir.

The high-level meeting was attended all top ranking NDA ministers and senior government officials, including NSA Doval.

Rajnath Singh had earlier held a meeting with senior ITBP officials and Doval to review the border situation.

Army had on September 28-29 conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads along the Line of Control (LOC), after which DGMO Lt General Ranbir Singh had told a media briefing that the strikes caused significant casualties to terrorists and those who were shielding them.

Speaking on the operation, Singh said that the motive of this operation was to hit out at the terrorists who were planning to infiltrate into our territory, adding that no Indian casualties during surgical strikes that were carried out in Pakistan territory last night by the Indian Army.