US embassy cable - 05NEWDELHI352

S E C R E T NEW DELHI 000352 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/12/2015 
TAGS: PTER, PGOV, PREL, IN, PK, Counter-Terrorism 
SUBJECT: MEA NON-PAPER ON TERRORIST CAMPS IN PAKISTAN AND 
PAKISTANI KASHMIR 
 
Classified By: DCM Robert O. Blake, Jr., Reason 1.5 (B,D) 
 
1.  (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) 
Arun K Singh on January 12 showed PolCouns and Poloffs 
information on the locations and size of eight terrorist 
camps located in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir.  The data 
are as follows: 
 
2.  (S) Begin list: 
 
-- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET) camp on a hilltop "Religion 
Training Institute" near Muzaffarabad, Zahur ur-Rehman 
commander. 
 
-- Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) camp "Bukad Bud" near Mansehra, 150 
terrorists. 
 
-- Hizbul-Mujahidin (HM) camp on hill near Mangla run by 
Shamsul Haq.  Pakistan Army cadres are kept separate from 
Kashmiri cadres.  HM supremo Syed Salahuddin lives in G-10 
sector in Islamabad. 
 
-- Hizbi-Islami (formerly Majid Dar group) operates 2 camps 
with 500 members, in Shinkari and Tarbela. 
 
-- 200 cadres from Hizbullah, Al-Jihad and Muslim Janbaz 
Force are in Khewadi on Mansehra Ridge. 
 
-- Al Barq and Tehreek-e-Jehad-e-Islami, are at Safaidi 
Mansehra with 100 members. 
 
-- 130 cadres Harakat-ul-Mujahidin (HUM) are at Mansehra. 
All are Pakistanis. 
 
-- Al-Badr camp at Chola Bandi, Muzaffarabad; 60 terrorists. 
 
End text. 
 
Comment 
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3.  (C) The MEA obviously hopes we will use this information 
to further pressure President Musharraf on cross-border 
infiltration.  Mission would appreciate Washington's 
perspective on the veracity of this data. 
MULFORD