Latest Lashkar-e-Tayiba News & Updates

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The arrest of Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) commander, Shabbir Ahmed Lone, by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police is a major breakthrough for the agencies. Lone was planning attacks on a very large scale and his arrest has thwarted a major plan of the terror group. Lone was running a complicated network, which had a pan-India presence. Lone had managed to set up modules across the country ranging from Tamil Nadu to Delhi to West Bengal.Lone who was being handled by LeT’s Sum…

United Nations, March 20 (IANS) India has reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will be held in abeyance till “the global epicentre of terror” Pakistan mends its ways.Pakistan “must uphold the sanctity of human life before talking of upholding the sanctity of treaties”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Thursday at an event held in the UN to mark World Water Day.“India has always been a responsible upper riparian state”, he said. “But responsibility is a t…

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Post Operation Sindoor, the biggest headache for Pakistan has been recruitments. Prior to the operation carried out by the Indian armed forces that took down terror infrastructure, recruitments into groups such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Tayiba were free flowing.An Intelligence assessment says that recruitments have fallen by nearly 30 to 40 per cent. This has led to the ISI changing its strategy wherein, the recruitments are more driven by money rather than…

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A parallel government has taken over the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with the Pakistan security forces failing to rein-in the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).The battle against the Afghan Taliban and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) appears to have taken a toll on the Pakistani security forces, as a result of which, the TTP has made major advances.Indian officials tracking the developments say that the TTP has managed to assert itself in a big way in the Khyber d…

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) An Islamic State Commander, Shafiq Mengal met with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The development is interesting considering that the Islamic State and been roped in by the Pakistan establishment to battle against the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).Mengal, a tribal leader is known for leading death squads against the Baloch people.Indian agencies who are closely monitoring the development say that Mengal joining the P…

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have warned that there could be a spillover of the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict into India. The borders have been placed under high-alert as the Indian agencies warn that the conflict in the neighbouring nations could have an impact on the country.Although the Afghan Taliban has said that it would prefer dialogue over conflict to resolve the crisis, Islamabad remains adamant and wants to prolong the war.The war is taking place at a time when terro…

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Indian Army has intensified surveillance and monitoring along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir as drone sightings have gone up considerably. The heightened surveillance comes in the wake of Pakistan trying to push more drones and balloons resembling aircraft into Jammu and Kashmir. The police in Jammu and Kashmir spotted and then seized a balloon that resembles an aircraft. The police found that the object had the inscription of Pakistan International …

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) As the war with Afghanistan rages on, Pakistan is beginning to realise that many of its assets have deserted it, only to choose the opposite side. Hence, it has been eliminating assets who have been switching loyalties during the Afghan war escalation.For Pakistan the scenario post 2021, when the Taliban regained control over Afghanistan, is not exactly how it would have pictured it to be.Afghanistan has taken a more pragmatic approach and has chosen India over Pakistan,…

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The resolution passed by the Senate of Pakistan condemning Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over remarks about forming regional alliances with India and other countries, is a clear sign that Islamabad is rattled.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two day visit to Israel, during which the focus has been on strengthening ties with Israel in the defence, trade and security sectors.India and Israel signed a security MoU which will bring the two countries toget…

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The busting of a Lashkar-e-Tayiba linked module which was planning on carrying out strikes in Delhi and adjoining cities has thrown up several details about how the ISI is planning on carrying out future operations in the country.The module that was busted following the arrest of 8 people from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal was being handled from multiple locations. The module was being handled in a manner in which the Pakistan link would not crop up.Investigating Officers s…