Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Terrorist groups continue to operate in Pakistan through multiple proxy networks and remain engaged in financing and promoting terrorism, though they have modified their funding mechanisms to evade international scrutiny, according to a report.The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Pakistan on its “grey list” three times between 2008 and 2022 over inadequate measures to curb terror financing.The Asia-Pacific Group (APG), a FATF-affiliated body, conducted an on…
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New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Over the last couple of months, Intelligence agencies have been picking up information relating to the revival of the Lashkar-e-Taiba — a terror outfit that was badly struck by the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor.It is a well-known fact that groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad have been struggling to re-group owing to many factors that include dejection, disappointment and the lack of traction among the youth.The Lashkar-e-Taiba, which r…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Khalistan movement has been able to survive, thanks to the lenient policies in the United Kingdom and Canada. Successive governments have been soft on these criminals, as a result of which they made these nations bases to launch attacks on India.After setting up bases in multiple countries, the Khalistan movement now appears to be flourishing in Azerbaijan. A conference was held last week in Baku, the capital city, aimed at amplifying the need for a separate Sikh nat…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s ISI brought together the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Lashkar-e-Taiba to wage a battle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) – against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has become the country’s worst security nightmare till date.However, the situation on the ground looks very different.The ISKP-Lashkar combine appears to be doing very little work, and the strikes are all being carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Under the pretext of fight…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court here on Wednesday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Syed Mohammad Idrish to 10 years of imprisonment. While hearing a sedition case against him, Judge Sukumar Roy issued this order, which also included a fine.NIA lawyer Shyamal Ghosh said that Idrish confessed his guilt in court. After considering all aspects, the court found Idrish guilty.In March 2020, college student Tania Parvin was arrested on charges of working fo…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is desperate for a revival post Operation Sindoor, has set off a massive mobilisation drive in Pakistan, with the centric themes focused more on the youth, politics, and construction of mosques. The Lashkar, which is designated as a terror outfit by several countries, wants to undertake an image makeover. The intention is to become a group that lives normally among the people. For this, it has shed its normal drives that were more focused on ra…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The ISI has strategically made Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) a launch pad for terrorists of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Lashkar-e-Taiba. The ISI got these two outfits together to fight the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is active in the region. The two outfits, which have been told to fight together first against the TTP and then against the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), will be headed by a single leader.The ISI has identified Hafiz Zubair Muwa…
Quetta, Jan 19 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, on Monday slammed Pakistan’s inclusion in the US-led Gaza Board of Peace as the “ultimate mockery of peace”.The remarks followed a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday, which confirmed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.”Nominating Pakistan, a nation infamous for harbouring global terrorists and unleashing proxy wars to th…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Even as terror launchpads continue to flourish in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the ISI has been moving some operatives into Bangladesh. The intention is to have them infiltrate India through the Bangladesh border, Intelligence agencies have learnt. Indian agencies have learnt of a major plot that the ISI has hatched ahead of Republic Day, which falls on January 26. With terrorists finding it hard to infiltrate the country through the Line of Control (LoC), the ISI is…
Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, paying tribute to the victims of the devastating 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. In a heartfelt post on X, Ambassador Gor stated, “May such a tragedy never happen again. I visited the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, remembering the 166 innocent lives lost, including 6 Americans. I honour the valour of the Indian security forces and am proud that under President Tr…