After India’s Operation Sindoor, groups like JeM and Hizbul Mujahideen are relocating to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing greater safety near the Afghan border. A joint dossier by Indian agencies stated Pakistan's facilitation, citing public recruitment drives in Mansehra and the involvement of political-religious outfits. JeM leader Mufti Masood Ilyas Kashmiri was present at these gatherings.