Pak still being used by terror groups: India

The presence of terror camps in Pakistan continues to haunt the security establishment in India, which still feels that ISI-sponsored outfits like JeM, LeT and Al-Badr are responsible for carrying out terrorist attacks in different parts of the country.

"Terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK remains largely intact and continues to be used by Pak-based and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-sponsored outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Al-Badr for carrying out acts of terror in different parts of the country," the union home ministry said.

Noting that there was no change in the attitude of ISI in training terror groups, national security advisor M K Narayanan recently said one of the greatest dangers India faced was terror camps being run on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border by the Al-Qaida and the Taliban. He said Pakistan continued to acquire missiles and other weapons and its military strategy remains India-centric.

According to the latest status paper on internal security, these outfits are "well organised, interlinked, and have the latest hardware and communication equipment."

The "current strategy" of terrorist groups is to recruit and train local modules and activate them when required, maintain flow of finances to sustain the terror network and supply hardware through land and sea routes.

Their strategy is also to target vital installations, economic infrastructure, VIPs and political leaders, attack soft targets like market places, mass transit system, places of worship and congregations, and also provoke communal tension to create a wedge between communities.