New Delhi, February 21 – Jaish-e-Mohammed is operating at full capacity, particularly concerning its women's wing. The organization has been recruiting young women, who will then be deployed in nightclubs, bars, and pubs owned by Indians in different parts of the world, according to sources.
These women are being trained to carry out attacks in these establishments owned by Indians. While bars, pubs, and nightclubs in India are being identified, Jaish-e-Mohammed is also focusing on these places in other countries. The goal is to recruit young and attractive women and get them jobs in these places. Their job would be to work there and gain familiarity with the environment. This is essentially a reconnaissance mission, an official said.
Once the process is complete, the plan will be put into action to carry out the attack. The attack will be carried out by the same women who are working in these places, the official also added.
Currently, with the help of the ISI, Jaish-e-Mohammed has been looking for targets in the United States, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Dubai. The number of women from Pakistan to undertake this operation will be minimal. The majority of the recruits will come from Uzbekistan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
The idea to recruit more foreign nationals is to ensure that the Pakistani connection does not become apparent. Once recruited, they will be given new identification, after which they will begin working at these places, an Intelligence Bureau official said.
Jaish-e-Mohammed is planning to make this operation spectacular. It has instructed its handlers to plan the operation in such a way that attacks at all the identified locations take place simultaneously. It wants to execute the attacks in one go rather than spacing them out. The chances of detection are higher if attacks are carried out in a phased manner, the official also added.
In addition to this, Jaish-e-Mohammed is also planning to target Indian nationals and those of Indian origin living abroad. The goal is to send a message to India by targeting its nationals living both inside the country and outside, officials say.
Indian agencies are aware of this massive plot that Jaish-e-Mohammed plans to carry out across the world to harm Indians and Indian interests. Funds are being collected on a large scale, which indicates the magnitude of the operation being planned.
Pakistan has set up centers to collect donations in the name of Gaza relief. Campaigns have been ongoing for the last four months in Gulf nations and Pakistan as well. Jaish-e-Mohammed is aware that this is a sensitive issue and is exploiting the Gaza situation to raise money for this international operation that it is planning.
An operation of this scale requires a lot of funds. Therefore, the organization is using everything at its disposal to gather a large sum of money to execute this operation. Even the women recruits that Jaish-e-Mohammed is bringing in are being paid large sums of money. The organization is looking for women who have experienced personal losses or have been victims of abuse. Some of the women who feel wronged by the system are also being recruited.
Jaish-e-Mohammed is essentially looking for women whose vulnerability can be exploited. Counterterrorism experts say that such women make better suicide bombers. They have a low chance of being detected, and they can carry out the job more effectively. The LTTE's recruitment of women as suicide bombers is a classic example of this, experts also say.