After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan-based terrorist groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) have initiated a strategic relocation to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), citing heightened vulnerability in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to Indian military strikes. JeM’s recent public recruitment event in Garhi Habibullah featured high-profile leaders, including Maulana Mufti Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, who linked their ideology to Al-Qaeda and framed the Pakistani Army as participants in jihad. This shift aims to establish KPK as a safer operational base while continuing infiltration into Kashmir, highlighting the evolving threat posed by these groups and the complicity of state structures in their activities. The developments underscore the ongoing challenge for India in countering Pakistan’s terror infrastructure amid international scrutiny.