Jaish rebuilds Bahawalpur base
- Jaish-e-Mohammad is rebuilding its Markaz Subhanallah base in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, as shown by satellite images analyzed by India Today, with increased activity at a Muzaffarabad site in Kashmir. - Imagery reveals construction of new buildings and mosque expansions at the site destroyed in India's Operation Sindoor strikes exactly one year ago on May 7, 2025. - This occurs amid a holding India-Pakistan ceasefire but escalates tensions after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, prompting Pakistan's UN challenge.
Jaish-e-Mohammad — a UN-designated terrorist group behind attacks like the 2019 Pulwama bombing — is openly rebuilding its sprawling headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Satellite images captured this month show fresh construction just one year after Indian missile strikes flattened much of the site during Operation Sindoor. The revival threatens the fragile India-Pakistan ceasefire, even as both sides trade diplomatic blows over water rights. ### What is Jaish-e-Mohammad? Jaish-e-Mohammad formed in 2000 under Maulana Masood Azhar, a jihadist freed in a 1999 plane hijacking. It specializes in Kashmir-focused attacks against India — think the 2001 Parliament assault and 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing that killed 40 troops. UN blacklisted since 2001, it operates from Pakistan with tacit military ties. The Bahawalpur base, Markaz Subhanallah, spans 48 acres with training grounds, madrasas, and arms storage. (indiatoday.in) ### What happened in Operation Sindoor? On May 7, 2025, India launched precision strikes on nine terror sites, including Jaish's Bahawalpur hub and Lashkar-e-Taiba camps. Named after the vermilion mark of Hindu married women, it responded to a Kashmir ambush killing 28 soldiers. India claimed total destruction — satellite shots showed craters where buildings
