A BBC report says, hundreds of university students, including foreigners are being trained in militant camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to wage 'jihad' against India. It said, after a lull, several militant outfits have now again raised their heads and increased their activities in and around Muzaffarabad, capital of PoK, and pro-Jihad slogans can be seen on the walls of the city. BBC Urdu Service reported that a 25-year-old engineering student from Lahore, fresh from a training stint in one of camps told it from POK capital Muzzaffarabad, that a large number of youths from Pakistani universities and abroad are undergoing training in PoK. The student, who identified himself as a Kashmiri, said he received two-month training in PoK after finishing his engineering course this year. He claimed around 20 per cent youths in the training camps are from Kashmir and 10 per cent are from other countries. He also said that many other students from his university have joined the militant training programme run by a Tanzeem (group) located near Lahore, an apparent reference to Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which is headquartered at Murdike on the outskirts of the city.
News On AIR | November 4, 2010 1:11 PM
Hundreds of university students trained in militant camps in PoK: BBC