At least 20 more terror camps come up across LoC after surgical strike

At least 20 more terror camps have come up across the Line of Control (LoC) after the September 2016 surgical strikes taking the total to around 55 such facilities, officials said on Tuesday.
 
There were around 35 terror camps across the LoC in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir when the Indian Army launched the surgical strike to target such facilities which were also used as launch pads for terrorists waiting to infiltrate into India.
 
Officials quoted intelligence reports to suggest that 20 new camps have come up on the otherside of LoC in the past four months. The earlier ones had also resumed functioning actively.
 
The remarks came a day after Pakistan Army mutilated two bodies of Indian soldiers by beheading them inside Indian territory. Intelligence agencies have also told top security officials that around 160 militants are active in Kashmi valley.
 
In March, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed Parliament that over 300 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in the past seven years with 2016 topping in such recruitment. However, the participation of youngsters in violence has "ceased" this year,
 
While the number of youth joining militancy was on the decrease from 2010 to 2013, it picked up from 2014. Eighty-eight youths joined the militants last year, mainly after the encounter killing of Hizbul Mujahideen operative Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016.
 
In 2010, the number of youth who were recruited was 54 and it decreased to 23 the next year. It further declined to 21 and 16 in 2012 and 2013 respectively. However, 2014 witnessed sharp increase to 53 while the next year saw 66 youths joining militancy.
 
It also said the infiltration attempts showed a decline from 2010 to 2015 but last year saw a rise though the figure did not surpass the 2010 number. In 2010, there were 489 attempts while last year saw 371. In between the numbers were declining year after year.