New Delhi: More than a year after India’s Operation Sindoor inflicted heavy damage on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) key stronghold in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, the terror group’s Markaz Subhanallah complex has reportedly been rebuilt and is operational again, according to fresh intelligence inputs and footage cited by Indian media reports.

The development raises fresh questions over Pakistan’s efforts to dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil and comes despite the Bahawalpur facility being one of the principal targets of India’s May 7, 2025 strikes.

From rubble to reconstruction

The Markaz Subhanallah complex, regarded as a major JeM centre in Bahawalpur, was severely damaged during Operation Sindoor. The operation targeted nine terror-linked locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including JeM’s Bahawalpur headquarters and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Markaz Taiba in Muridke.

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Bahawalpur HQ of JeM rebuilt after a year

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Fresh footage cited in reports now indicates extensive restoration at the Bahawalpur compound. Reconstructed domes, fresh plaster and paint, and new marble flooring have reportedly replaced portions of the damaged structure. Deep blast-affected areas inside the principal hall were allegedly filled with concrete, while some damaged satellite structures were demolished to facilitate reconstruction.

The rebuilding reportedly took around 15 months, bringing the facility back into operation more than a year after the Indian strikes.

Intelligence inputs point to financial backing

According to intelligence reports cited by The Times of India, Pakistani authorities allegedly channelled around PKR 250 million to JeM, with approximately PKR 110 million reportedly earmarked for restoring the central Bahawalpur complex.

These are intelligence-based allegations and have not been independently verified through publicly available Pakistani government records. If confirmed, however, the alleged funding would raise serious questions about Pakistan’s commitment to preventing the re-emergence of militant infrastructure.

Bahawalpur: A long-standing JeM stronghold

Bahawalpur has long been associated with JeM and its founder Masood Azhar, who was designated a global terrorist by the United Nations in 2019. The Markaz Subhanallah complex has been described as a key JeM hub and was among the major terror facilities targeted by India during Operation Sindoor.

The facility’s importance also figured prominently in accounts emerging after the 2025 strikes. In September 2025, a senior JeM commander publicly acknowledged the devastation caused to the Bahawalpur base and described the impact of the strike on Azhar’s family.

What Operation Sindoor targeted

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed. The Indian government said the operation targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and described the action as focused, measured and non-escalatory.

Nine locations were targeted, including facilities linked to JeM and Lashkar-e-Taiba. India said Pakistani military installations were not the targets of the operation.

A troubling signal for counter-terror efforts

The reported revival of the Bahawalpur complex could give fresh ammunition to Indian security concerns that militant infrastructure in Pakistan can be rebuilt after being destroyed.

The development is particularly significant because the facility was not merely a damaged building but a symbol of JeM’s longstanding organisational infrastructure. Its reported restoration suggests that physical destruction alone may not permanently eliminate the networks, financing and personnel associated with a terror organisation.

The bigger question now is whether the rebuilt complex will remain merely a religious or institutional facility, as Pakistan may claim, or whether it will once again serve the operational and recruitment purposes historically associated with JeM.

For India, the reported reconstruction raises fresh concerns over the revival of terror infrastructure through new structures and funding networks.