Lashkar-e-Taiba
Pakistan-based Islamist and revolutionary organization
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Lashkar-e-Taiba is a Pakistan-based militant Islamist Salafi jihadist organisation. Described as one of Pakistan's "most powerful jihadi groups", it is most infamous outside Pakistan. The organisation's primary stated objective is to merge the whole of Kashmir with Pakistan. It was founded in 1985-6 by Hafiz Saeed, Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz Abdullah Azzam and several other Islamist mujahideen with funding from Osama bin Laden during the Soviet–Afghan War. It has been designated a terrorist group by numerous countries.
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15 years of 26/11: Remembering gruesome Mumbai terror attacks15 years after the Mumbai terror attacks, Israel officially designates Lashkar-e-Taiba as a terror organization, independently and without India's request. Israel's decision highlights the importance..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
Ex-Pakistan soldiers among terrorists: Army commanderLt Gen Dwivedi indicated presence of retired Pakistani soldiers among terrorists in J&K. The recent Rajouri encounter resulted in the death of 5 army personnel and a top Lashkar-e-Toiba operative. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Army, police pay tributes to 5 soldiers killed in Rajouri encounterArmy and police pay tribute to five personnel killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. The encounter resulted in the death of two terrorists, including a top..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Lance Naik dies, security toll reaches 5 in Rajouri operationIn the ongoing anti-terrorism operation in J&K’s Rajouri district, a Lance Naik from 9 Para (Special Forces) died, bringing the total security casualties to five. The operation led to the killing of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UP CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Captain Shubham Gupta, killed in Rajouri encounterUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to Army Captain Shubham Gupta, who was killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. Four army personnel,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Israel, which wants India to ban Hamas, proscribes LeT ahead of 15th anniversary of 26/11Ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, Israel banned the UN-proscribed Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that carried out the terror strike. Despite not being requested by..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Murdered hundreds of Indians': Israel bans Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-TaibaIsrael has banned the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks. The ban was not requested by the Indian government, but Israel said it had..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Israel bans Lashkar-e-Taiba, says 'Organisation responsible for murder of Indians'Israel has announced the ban of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terrorist outfit responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks, to commemorate the 15th year since the attacks. The ban was implemented without any..IndiaTimes - Published | |
LeT man behind Jammu and Kashmir army camp attack killed in PoKKhwaja Shahid, a commander of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been found beheaded near the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He was one of the masterminds behind the 2018 attack on..IndiaTimes - Published | Four Lashkar associates arrested with arms, ammunition in BaramullaFour terrorist associates linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba group were apprehended in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, along with weapons and ammunition. The investigation revealed their connection..IndiaTimes - Published |
Off-duty police inspector shot at while playing cricket in Srinagar, criticalAn off-duty police inspector in Jammu and Kashmir, Masroor Ahmad Wani, was critically injured when a terrorist attacked him while he was playing cricket with friends. This marks the first attack on an..IndiaTimes - Published | Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde accuses Uddhav Thackeray of forsaking Shiv Sena's Hindutva identity, latter hits backMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde claimed that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray could join hands with Asaduddin Owaisi of the AIMIM or even with "Lashkar-e-Taiba or Hamas" if it suits his..DNA - Published |
NIA conducts raids over Rajouri terror attackThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in J&K's Poonch in connection with a terror attack in Rajouri earlier this year. The raids targeted the premises of Overground Workers (OGWs)..IndiaTimes - Published | Buzz in Pakistan jihadi circles over LeT chief son well-beingIndiaTimes - Published |
Cross-border smuggling racket: Lashkar terrorist, 5 terrorist associates arrested in BaramullaJammu and Kashmir Police have arrested an active terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and five terrorist associates, including two women and a juvenile, for their involvement in a cross-border arms..IndiaTimes - Published | Terrorist, 8 associates involved in cross-border smuggling of arms arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's BaramullaSecurity forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district have arrested a terrorist and eight terror associates, including two women, involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition. The..IndiaTimes - Published |
Top terrorist killed as Anantnag operation winds down but mop-up to continueSecurity forces have identified the body of Uzair Khan, a top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba shadow group The Resistance Force, who was killed in the forests near Gadool village of Kokernag in north..IndiaTimes - Published | Anantnag gunfight concludes; LeT commander Uzair Khan among 2 terrorists killed: PoliceUzair Khan, the commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and another terrorist were killed in a week-long gun fight in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, according to Additional Director General of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lashkar commander Uzair Khan killed in Anantnag encounter; 7-day operation finally endsLeT commander Uzair Khan was killed by security forces during the week-long encounter in Kashmir's Anantnag, putting an end to the encounter.DNA - Published | Security forces neutralized 79 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in last two yearsIndiaTimes - Published |
4 foreign terrorists killed, 4 LeT aides held in J&KSecurity forces gunned down four “foreign” terrorists in a fierce shootout in J&K’s Poonch district on Tuesday, while four men linked to Pakistan-backed terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba..IndiaTimes - Published | India slams China for blocking proposal to designate 26/11 planner Sajid Mir 'global terrorist'India on Wednesday came down heavily on China after it formally blocked a proposal to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) Sajid Mir as a 'global terrorist'. In it's response to China's move, India said..IndiaTimes - Published |
China blocks proposal at UN to blacklist Pak-based LeT terrorist and 26/11 accused Sajid MirChina on Tuesday blocked a proposal by India and the US at the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror..IndiaTimes - Published | NIA raids cadres, sympathisers of newly floated terror outfits in KashmirThe searches were conducted at the houses of hybrid terrorists, cadres/sympathizers and over ground workers (OGWs) of the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of banned Pakistan-backed terror outfits,..IndiaTimes - Published |
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5 soldiers killed as terrorists ambush Army truck in PoonchThe wounded soldier has been shifted to the military hospital in Rajouri town, 42km south of Bhata Dhurian. Security forces are combing the area, which is close to the LoC, while a National..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Have direct connections with Pakistan's ISI, Lashkar-e-Taiba': UP Police chargesheet mentions Atiq Ahmed's statementIndiaTimes - Published |
Government bans Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) for terror actsJammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force has been formed with cadres from terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | Lashkar duo convicted, jailed up to 5 yearsTwo Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been convicted and jailed up to five years by special NIA courts in J&K. Nisar Ahmad Dar of Bandipora was handed down a five-year term Saturday by an NIA court in..IndiaTimes - Published |
About 150 terrorist entities, individuals based or linked with Pakistan blacklisted by UNAbout 150 terrorist entities and individuals, either based or with links to Pakistan have been blacklisted by the UN, with the latest addition being of Abdul Rehman Makki, the Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy..IndiaTimes - Published | India welcomes global terrorist tag for LeT leader Abdul Rehman Makki, brother-in-law of Hafiz SaeedIndiaTimes - Published |
Two Lashkar terrorists killed in gunfight in J&K's BudgamIndiaTimes - Published | Rajouri grenade attack: Chargesheet against LeT duoJ&K police on Monday filed chargesheet against two persons, accused to be associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba, in connection with a grenade throwing case in Rajouri district in which a minor was killed and..IndiaTimes - Published |
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LeT module busted, 2 terrorists among 4 arrested in Kashmir’s BandiporaJammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module by arresting two terrorists and their two associates, including a woman, in Hajin area of Bandipora district. A police..IndiaTimes - Published | LeT ‘hybrid’ terrorist killed in Jammu and KashmirA suspected “hybrid” terrorist of the Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit was shot dead in a shootout with security forces in Bijbhera of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Sunday. Police..IndiaTimes - Published |
No accountability whatsoever: Mehbooba Mufti on encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's AnantnagSajad Ahmad Tantray alias Furqan, a "hybrid" terrorist of proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was accompanying police to identify a hideout when he was critically wounded in an encounter between..IndiaTimes - Published | Kashmir scribes quit after terror outfit brands them 'military agents'Five journalists working for an English newspaper published from Srinagar resigned Tuesday after the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliate The Resistance Front (TRF) threatened to go after..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court affirms death penalty of LeT terrorist in 2000 Red Fort attack caseThe Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq seeking review of its judgement awarding death penalty to him in the 2000 Red Fort attack..IndiaTimes - Published | 2000 Red Fort attack: SC affirms death penalty for Lashkar terrorist Mohd Arif alias Ashfaq, dismisses review petitionThe Delhi High Court and Supreme Court have earlier rejected Ashfaq's review petitions, challenging his sentencing and conviction in the case.DNA - Published |
Social media turning into ‘toolkit’ of terrorists: EAMThe sanctions regime has seen leaders of Pakistanbased groups like Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) banned by the UN even though many others, some of whom are accused in the 26/11 Mumbai..IndiaTimes - Published | J-K: Shopian Police apprehend hybrid terrorist associated with Lashkar-e-TaibaThe terrorist apprehended has been identified as Yawar Ahmed from the proscribed terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).DNA - Published |
3 LeT men plotting to attack Dussehra rallies & saffron leaders heldTelangana police arrested on Sunday three Hyderabad natives and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who officers said had allegedly planned to bomb Dasara or Dussehra processions in the city, launch..IndiaTimes - Published | J-K: Three LeT terrorists killed in Shopian during search operation by policeIn an encounter that broke in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed today, said police. As per a statement issued by Jammu and Kashmir, security..DNA - Published |