Latest Lashkar-e-Taiba News & Updates

Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) Javed Beigh, a prominent human rights defender and Kashmiri activist from Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, highlighted multiple terror incidents and grave human rights violations during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.Speaking to IANS, Beigh said his speech touched on three major areas of concern, including terror attacks in Pahalgam and Delhi, systemic violations in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and atrocities in P…

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The ISI is working on a plan to change the leadership in the Lashkar-e-Taiba as the demand for younger faces has been growing. Hafiz Saeed has been instructed to take a back seat owing to his age.Further, the ISI wants young leaders to head the group as they are bringing in more traction when compared to the older guard. An official said that the Lashkar-e-Taiba is most likely to be headed by Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Saeed. He would be assisted by Saifullah Kasuri…

Washington, March 21 (IANS) As Pakistan’s trajectory mirrors North Korea’s path of sanctions, isolations and nuclear expansion, the risks are mounting for the US, making Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s recent warning especially timely, a report has detailed. Gabbard has placed Pakistan among the foremost nuclear threats to the US, alongside Russia, China, and North Korea. Her recent testimony warns that Islamabad’s advancing missile capabilities could soon reach the hom…

Srinagar, March 20 (IANS) Around 250 stakeholders, including 20 states, from across the country will participate in the Kashmir Travel Mart-2026 being hosted by the Jammu and Kashmir government on April 14-15, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday.Office of the Chief Minister said on X, “J&K Tourism is set to host the Kashmir Travel Mart-2026 on 14-15 April, bringing together around 250 stakeholders from over 20 States across the country.”“The event will highlight the region’s im…

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) With the terror infrastructure largely in tatters, Pakistan is likely to bring back Sajid Mir to fix the problem. Mir, who played a major role in executing the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, was handed over charge of Pakistan’s ambitious ‘Karachi Project’.Mir’s existence was always denied by Pakistan. However, to get out of the Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), he was detained by Pakistan in 2022 and sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Lahore court.Althoug…

Colombo, March 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka cannot afford to overlook increasing threat of transnational terrorism with terrorist organisations in South Asia remaining ideologically aligned, sharing targets and enemies, a report has highlighted while emphasising that the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks indicated that terrorism is not a domestic but global challenge with local networks exploited by terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hamas. “Terrorist organisations in South Asia remain ideologicall…

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Masood Azhar, has always released a message for his supporters and cadres before Eid-ul-Fitr. This time, too, an audio clip has been released, but the Indian agencies noticed something drastically different. In his Eid message, Azhar sounded broken, and his normal fiery message against India, too, sounded very weak. Indian agencies tracking the Jaish-e-Mohammed say that all is not well within the outfit, and since Azhar appears to be …

Jammu, March 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided multiple places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district in connection with a terror funding case.Officials said that the NIA raided multiple locations in the district in connection with a case related to terrorist activities and terror funding.According to sources, the searches were conducted at several premises belonging to individuals allegedly involved in terrorist activities and funding networks.Official sources…

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Al Qaeda in the Subcontinent (AQIS) has been using the war on Iran as a propaganda narrative to drum up recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir. The AQIS has named several countries, which it perceives as anti-Islam. While naming countries such as India, the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Spain as common enemies of Islam, the AQIS calls upon the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to unite. The terror group says that Kashmir should be the core theatre of Jihad. …

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The busting of the Faridabad module and the recent terror plot that aimed at targeting temples revealed that the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are increasingly stepping up home-grown activities.Officials from the Special Cell of the Delhi police say that the Lashkar-e-Taiba has been scouting for illegal immigrants who have settled in South India to execute attacks in North India.There has been a surge in activity, especially around the Bengali camps in Kerala, wh…