The images show the camps have sprawling campuses with new infrastructure to cater to the needs of thousands of young men. (Photo: Abhishek Bhalla/India Today)

Thousands of young men in Pakistan lured by terrorists are being taken to centres called 'deradicalisation camps' that are packed to strength.

According to assessments by Indian intelligence agencies, each centre has a capacity of 700 and dozens of such centres are present in Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Satellite images show that many of these camps are expanding with new centres being constructed to accommodate more and more people.

The images show that the camps have sprawling campuses with new infrastructure to cater to the needs of thousands of young men who have taken to 'violent ideologies'.

It's mostly young men who are being brought to these centres. The intelligence assessment shows that 92 per cent of those in these camps are below the age of 35 and 12 per cent are not even adults.

"It has been noticed that the numbers in these camps have been increasing indicating that Pakistan is unable to curb terrorism. There are dozens of such camps that have come up," said an official from the security establishment.

According to the assessments, 37 per cent of these are in the 'black zone' -- an indicator that the youth are highly radicalised while 35 per cent fall in the 'grey zone'.

Deradicalisation camps became a talking point after Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat triggered a political controversy by calling for their construction in Jammu and Kashmir.