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UK channel traces jihadist content to Muridke site destroyed in Operation Sindoor

2025-05-11

[TimesOfIndia] Sky News has traced social media accounts expressing support for jihadist terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...>
(LeT) and al-Qaeda to the exact location of the building in Muridke, Pakistain, which was struck by India last week in retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

A Sky News forensics and data team geolocated to Markaz Taiba in Muridke multiple videos on TikTok, YouTube and Google which express support for the LeT and "313", referring to the 313 Brigade, al-Qaeda's military wing in Pakistain.

The videos were posted before India blew the complex up last week. The channel confirmed the video locations using satellite imagery in and around the complex.

According to Stanford University's mapping ~~bandidos~~ Death Eaters project, members of 313 Brigade include Taliban
Taliban

...the once and current oppressors of Afghanistan...
and allied jihadist groups, such as Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, LeT and Jaish-e-Muhammed . 313 Brigade has been behind many high-profile attacks and bombings inside Pakistain.

Captions, hashtags and usernames posting these videos express support for either or both the LeT and "313". One video shows a man with a gun and the username states: "Lashkar Taiba - Markaz Taiba Muridke - 313 Bhai Group - Mujahid Force PK".

A TikTok video with the text "313" is captioned "bring your arms and ammunition and go to war".

Muskan Sangwan, senior intelligence analyst at TRAC, a terrorism research consortium, said: "These young men posing with rifles are using 313 label as a badge for jihadist identity," which, she said, would help with recruitment.

One video with the hashtag "313 jihad" shows children practising sword-fighting inside the mosque, with the caption "We are little soldiers, and we fight the non-believers". The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) told Sky News: "It has been known for decades that LeT has its headquarters in Muridke."

Pakistain-based Resistance® Front, an LeT proxy, initially grabbed credit for the Pahalgam attack. Khawaja Asif, Pakistain's defence minister, said: "This appears to be a random video with background music added later - consistent with how TikTok trends often function. If this is to be considered credible evidence, we could produce millions of similar clips ourselves." Any suggestion that the mosque was used as a base by ~~bandidos~~ Death Eaters was a "completely false social media made up hoax," he added.

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Vikram Misri Criticises Pakistan For Giving State Honour To Terrorists, Sat Photos Released of 2 Sites India Hit Wednesday

2025-05-09

[OneIndia] Addressing the media on escalating tensions between India and Pakistain, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri slammed Pakistain for giving state-honour funerals of three terrorists. These individuals were eliminated in strikes by the Indian military as part of Operation Sindoor. Misri highlighted the unusual practice of draping coffins with Pak flags and conducting the funerals with state honors, a treatment typically reserved for civilians. This occurrence raises questions about the nature of the individuals being honored in such a manner.

During the briefing, Misri pointed out the contradiction in Pakistain's claim that the Indian military had targeted civilians in their recent operation. He underscored that the strikes on May 7 specifically targeted terrorist infrastructure, based on precise intelligence. The presence of Pakistain Army personnel at these funerals, Misri argued, sends a telling message about the identities of the dear departed. According to Misri, the practice of giving Lions of Islam state funerals seems to be a norm in Pakistain, which he finds perplexing and unjustifiable.

INDIA'S COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS HIGHLIGHTED
India undertook military action against nine terrorist facilities under 'Operation Sindoor' in response to a terror attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
, which resulted in the death of 26 civilians. This operation aimed to dismantle the infrastructure supporting terrorism, with India confirming the successful elimination of several terror targets. Despite Pakistain's claims that the strikes resulted in civilian casualties, India maintains that the operation was focused exclusively on combatting terrorism.

The targeted strike in Muridke, situated about 40 kilometers from Lahore, resulted in the deaths of Qari Abdul Malik, Khalid, and Mudassir. This action was part of India's broader strategy to disrupt the operations of terrorist groups. The funeral for these individuals was conducted under strict security measures and saw the attendance of not just Pakistain Army personnel but also members of the civil bureaucracy and Jamaat-ud-Dawa'>Jamaat-ud-Dawa
...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
h (JuD), a banned
...the word banned seems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all...
organization led by Hafiz Saeed

...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat. He is periodically placed under house arrest so it looks like the govt is doing something. Once the heat is off they let him go....
. The ceremony, led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf, included prayers for the nation's safety and security.

Misri also addressed Pakistain's allegations that India had targeted religious sites during its operation. He categorically denied these claims, emphasizing that the operation focused solely on terrorist infrastructure and facilities linked to cross-border terrorism into India. Misri accused Pakistain of misusing religious sites to radicalize, instruct, and train terrorists, thereby endangering the region's security.

Proof From Above: Satellite Pics Show Extent of 5/7 Terror Site Damage in Operation Sindoor - Before-After Photos
[OneIndia] High-resolution satellite images released by Maxar Technologies provide clear visual confirmation of the extensive damage caused by Operation Sindoor, which targeted nine sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. These sites were linked to terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen.

The imagery offers striking before-and-after comparisons of two major targets: the Markaz Subhan Allah compound near Bahawalpur and the Markaz Taiba complex in Nangal Sadhan, Muridke. Both facilities, key ideological and operational centres for JeM and LeT, respectively, now appear severely damaged with visible craters, collapsed roofs, and scattered debris, as seen in images dated May 7.

Established in 2015, this compound functioned as JeM's central hub for operations and training. It housed the group's top leadership, including chief Masood Azhar and deputy Abdul Rauf Asghar. The centre was reportedly involved in planning multiple attacks, including the 2019 Pulwama bombing.

MARKAZ TAIBA, MURIDKE
In operation since 2000, this LeT stronghold served as a key training and radicalisation centre. It offered weapons training, religious indoctrination, and fitness programs to nearly 1,000 recruits annually. Notably, it was a training site for the 2008 Mumbai attackers, including Ajmal Kasab and David Headley. Historical intelligence suggests Osama bin Laden contributed significantly to building its mosque and guesthouse. Satellite imagery shows severe structural damage to several buildings.

Additional sites targeted in Operation Sindoor include Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal. Indian intelligence had been monitoring these locations for months, tracking suspicious movement patterns, satellite phone activity, and vehicular logistics consistent with terror operations.

THE OPERATION
Operation Sindoor was launched in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 25 lives, including that of a Nepali tourist. India attributed the attack to LeT operatives trained across the border.

The offensive employed a mix of air-launched cruise missiles, loitering munitions (kamikaze drones), and long-range artillery. The Indian Air Force executed four strikes across the international border, while five others targeted sites within Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Defence officials clarified that no Pakistani military installations were hit, describing the operation as "measured, focused, and non-escalatory."

Meanwhile, Indian Defence Minister Rajanth Singh has said that 100 terrorists were killed in the Wednesday operation. He has reportedly said that such operation will continue.

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India opens ''Operation Sindoor'' against Pakistan

2025-05-07

[TIMESOFINDIA.INDIATIMES] Under 'Operation Sindoor', the armed forces on Wednesday targeted and destroyed nine terror hideouts belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...
, and Hizbul Mujahideen
...Party of Holy Warriors, founded by Muhammad Ahsan Dar in September 1989. One of the Pak sock puppets waging jihad in Indian Kashmir. It was originally organized as the armed wing of Jamaat-e-Islami. In 1990, Dar declared Hizbul as the sword arm of Jamaat. Hizbul murdered many of the pro-independence intelligentsia in Kashmir. After the organization was taken over by Syed Salahuddin Dar and several other ex-Hizb leaders were assassinated between 2001 and 2003...

in Pakistain and Pakistain-occupied Kashmir
Kashmir

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Pahalgam Isn't An Isolated Attack—It’s Part Of A Larger Pattern Of Religious Targeting Of Hindus

2025-04-25

[Oneindia] The brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, where 26 innocent people - mostly tourists - were bumped off by Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...>
's proxy, The Resistance® Front (TRF), is not an isolated tragedy. It is a chilling reminder of a long history of Islamist terrorism in the Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
Valley, rooted in a hate-fuelled ideology that sees Hindus, and anyone who doesn't conform, as expendable. The attackers didn't want money. They didn't make demands. They came only to kill, with surgical hate, chanting the same slogans that once echoed through the Valley during the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990.

This wasn't just an attack on people - this was an attack on the very idea of Bharat.

ECHOES OF 1990: THE FORGOTTEN EXODUS
The Pahalgam massacre bears haunting similarities to the genocide and forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits over three decades ago. Back then, temples were desecrated, homes torched, and families driven out by threats echoing from loudspeakers - "Convert, flee, or die." Of the estimated 120,000 to 140,000 Kashmiri Pandits living in the Valley, nearly 90,000 to 100,000 fled by mid-1990. By that time, between 30 and 80 had already been killed by bad boys.

Today, when tourists are killed for simply being Indian, for embodying the spirit of unity and integration, we must ask - has anything really changed?

The answer is clear: it has changed only under a government that refuses to bend to terror - a BJP-led government.

Under PM Narendra Modi's leadership, abrogation of Article 370 was a historic blow to separatist forces. But terror outfits, propped up by Pakistain and its jihad factories, continue to target civilians because they cannot stand the thought of a peaceful, pluralistic, and united Jammu and Kashmir. Pahalgam is their act of desperation - a last-ditch attempt to terrorise a land that has begun to heal.

THE GLOBAL PATTERN: HINDUS PERSECUTED IN BANGLADESH AND PAKISTAN
What happened in Pahalgam is not limited to Indian soil. The pattern is painfully familiar across other countries. Hindus, whether in the Kashmir Valley, Bangladesh, or Pakistain, have borne the brunt of a radical ideology that has no place for pluralism, tolerance, or democracy.

In Bangladesh, the Hindu population has dropped from 22% in 1951 to under 8% today. In 2024, a total of 76 attacks targeting Hindus were reported- temples vandalised, homes burned, and women assaulted.

In Pakistain, the story is even darker: blasphemy

...the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider it to be a crime. In Pakistain you can commit blasphemy by looking cross-eyed at a Koran...
laws are weaponised, temples razed, and minor Hindu girls forcibly converted. Over 100 incidents targeting Hindus were reported in just the first ten months of 2024.

The international community has turned a blind eye. Liberals raise their voices for every global minority - except the Hindu one. Why is the pain of Hindus so inconvenient to global conscience?

BJP: THE ONLY BULWARK AGAINST RADICAL TERROR
It is only under the BJP that India has moved from appeasement to assertion. The abrogation of Article 370, the firm surgical responses to cross-border terror, and the commitment to resettle Kashmiri Pandits in their homeland show that the PM Modi government doesn't just mourn - it acts.

While opposition parties indulge in vote bank politics and play blind to Islamist radicalism, BJP has stood as a wall between terror and the common man. The blood spilled in Pahalgam is a grim reminder of why a strong, nationalist leadership is non-negotiable.

Another take on the same theme:

Pahalgam Horror Terrorists Unleash Religious Massacre in Kashmir Target Tourists by Faith

[Oneindia] A peaceful spring afternoon in the picturesque hill station of Pahalgam, nestled in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, turned into a nightmare on April 22. What should have been a moment of serene escape for visiting tourists quickly descended into a chilling scene of bloodshed as armed terrorists launched a brutal, targeted assault-not just on lives, but on religious identity.

In what eyewitnesses describe as a premeditated religious massacre, the attackers demanded the names and ID cards of the victims, separating them based on their faith. Male tourists were forced to strip so the terrorists could identify them using medieval methods, checking for circumcision-a grotesque and deliberate strategy used to isolate Hindus. Those singled out were then ordered to recite the kalima-an Islamic declaration of faith-and those who refused or hesitated were shot in cold blood. Every step was designed to isolate Hindus and murder them for their identity.

"This was not just a terror strike. This was ideological jihad masquerading as militancy," said a senior BJP leader. "This is part of a long-term war against the religious and cultural identity of India."

Twenty-six people lost their lives in Pahalgam. All of them were unarmed civilians. Many were tourists from other parts of India-families who had come to the valley for peace, not politics. Their only "crime" in the eyes of their killers was that they were Hindu.

This was not random. This was not resistance. This was religious cleansing by design. The massacre fits a familiar and horrifying pattern-one deeply linked to Pakistan's ISI-backed strategy of proxy war in Kashmir. According to security analysts, the objective is clear: foment communal tension, bleed India through ideological warfare, and destabilise harmony in one of the most sensitive regions of the country.

Yet this ideology isn't confined to Kashmir. From selective killings in West Bengal to the recent riots in Nagpur, a consistent thread of jihadist violence runs beneath the surface. To these extremists, every standing Hindu temple is a defeat, every festival a provocation. For them, killing a Hindu isn't a crime-it's divine justice. And yet, the global narrative chants: "Terrorism has no religion."

"When we call it out for what it is-jihad-we're told we're being 'communal'. That is moral cowardice, and it is deadly," said another BJP voice. "It emboldens terrorists. It ensures victims are forgotten while their killers are rationalised."

But this time, the response from New Delhi is not weak-kneed diplomacy. It is not silence. It is not appeasement.

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, India is not just condemning terror-it is confronting it.

Home Minister Shah's visit to the site and his assurance that Bharat will not bend to terror sends a clear message. Prime Minister Modi's statement that every terrorist and their backers will be identified and punished shows the resolve of a new India. The message is simple: those who kill our people will not sleep easy. Justice will be delivered-not in press conferences, but in action.

This was not an attack on just tourists-it was an attack on the soul of India. And we will no longer allow the selective targeting of Hindus to be brushed under the carpet. India will respond-not just with force, but with clarity.

From Delhi to every inch of Indian soil, the message is loud and clear: this is a new India-unafraid, unyielding, and united under a leadership that doesn't just condemn terror, but crushes it.

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India uncovers major drug-terror network linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba

2025-04-25

[KhaamaPress] Indian authorities uncovered a drug trafficking network smuggling heroin to fund Lashkar-e-Taiba

...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...>
Indian security authorities have uncovered a large-scale drug trafficking network with alleged links to terrorism, seizing nearly 2,988 kilograms of heroin smuggled from Afghanistan to the Mundra Port in Gujarat
...where rioting seems to be a traditional passtime...
. Officials report that the operation was part of a broader effort to fund Death Eater activities.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced on Wednesday, April 23, that the proceeds from the seized heroin were intended to finance terrorist operations carried out by the group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The agency emphasized the cross-border dimensions of the case, describing it as a "narco-terrorism" network.

According to the NIA, the drugs entered India through Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, disguised as shipments of unprocessed stones and coal. Authorities said forged import documents were used to conceal the true nature of the cargo.

A protected witness revealed that Latif Rather, a now-deceased member of "The Resistance® Front" — a Lashkar-e-Taiba affiliate — had coordinated with Afghan and Pak traffickers to channel funds for arms purchases. His involvement is seen as a key link between narcotics trade and krazed killer financing.

In a troubling development, the NIA also reported that a key witness in the case — a retired customs officer — was found dead under suspicious circumstances after expressing willingness to cooperate with Sherlocks. His death has raised concerns about the safety of informants in high-profile terror-linked cases.

Officials said that at least six similar consignments are believed to have entered India through the same network. Twelve suspects, including individuals from Iran, Pakistain, Afghanistan, and Dubai, are currently under investigation or being pursued by authorities.

This case highlights growing concerns over the use of drug trafficking to finance terrorism in South Asia. Indian officials have called for greater regional cooperation and tighter port surveillance to prevent similar operations.

Security analysts warn that narco-terrorism poses a serious threat to national and regional stability, urging international collaboration to dismantle such transnational criminal networks.

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'Terror attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir leaves at least 20 28 dead, reports say; TRF (Lashkar-e-Taiba) claims it

2025-04-23

[CBS] New Delhi — At least 20 tourists were killed and many others injured Tuesday when suspected militants opened fire on civilians in Indian-controlled Kashmir, according to reports on Indian and international media. Many outlets, including the French news agency AFP, cited unnamed security officials who put the death toll as high as 24, but there was no immediate confirmation on casualties from authorities.

Two senior police officers, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press at least 20 bodies had been recovered after multiple gunmen fired at dozens of tourists from close range Tuesday. The officers said at least three dozen others were injured, with many in serious condition.

The attack took place in South Kashmir's Pahalgam area, a scenic destination dotted with meadows and glaciers that attracts hundreds of thousands of Indian and foreign tourists every summer. That tourist traffic has increased over the last year, as militant violence in the wider Kashmir region, which is disputed between India and neighboring Pakistan, has waned.

People injured in Tuesday's attack were taken to nearby hospitals. Police, army and paramilitary forces launched a search operation to find those responsible for the attack.

More from regnum.ru with an updated casualty toll
Terrorists shoot dead 28 tourists in India
At least 28 people were killed in a shooting in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. Terrorists opened fire on vacationing tourists on April 22, News18 TV channel reported, citing police sources.

"A senior intelligence source confirmed that 28 people, including foreign nationals, were killed and several were injured in the attack," the journalists noted.

According to eyewitnesses, two or three armed men in military uniform opened fire indiscriminately, causing fear and confusion among the vacationing tourists.

As reported by Regnum news agency, according to the News18 TV channel, the Lashkar-e-Taiba

One India liveblogged events here.

Terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.

The 26 dead included two foreigners and two locals, a high ranking official said without getting into details.

Baisaran, about six kilometres from the resort town of Pahalgam, is an expansive meadow ringed by dense pine forests and mountains and a favourite with visitors from across the country and the world.

Armed terrorists came into the grassland, dubbed 'mini Switzerland', and started firing at tourists milling around eateries, taking pony rides or just picnicking, officials and eyewitnesses said.

Who is The Resistance Front (TRF)? The Proxy Lashkar Terror Group Behind the Pahalgam Bloodshed
[OneIndia] A devastating terrorist attack happened near Pahalgam on April 22, resulting in the tragic loss of 26 lives, including two foreign nationals, and leaving several others injured. This assault unfolded in Baisaran, a picturesque locality close to Pahalgam, around 1:30 pm. The Resistance Front (TRF), a militant faction, has claimed responsibility for this brutal act. TRF, recognised for its activities in Jammu and Kashmir, has been officially labeled as a terrorist entity by India.

The origins of TRF trace back to 2019, following the Government's decision to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Formed by the ISI, Pakistan's intelligence agency, TRF was aimed at injecting a new dynamism into the terror landscape of Kashmir. This group differentiates itself with a more local and less overtly religious facade, positioning its narrative within the broader Kashmiri autonomy movement. Despite this, TRF has been implicated in several attacks targeting civilians, including members of the Kashmiri Pandit and Sikh communities, as well as security forces.

TRF'S PROPAGANDA AND RECRUITMENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA:
Since its inception, TRF has utilised social media platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp for propaganda and recruitment purposes. This strategy underscores its modern approach to spreading its ideology and enlarging its base.

On April 1, 2020, The Resistance Front (TRF) gained significant attention following a four-day gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara's Keran Sector. The clash resulted in the deaths of five Indian paracommandos and five TRF militants.

The government, recognising the threat posed by TRF, banned the organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Born on October 10, 1974, in Srinagar, Sheikh Sajjad Gul also known as Sheikh Sajjad, founder of TRF, was designated as a terrorist in 2022.

Its founder asserts that the group opposes "local oppression" and maintains a stance of independence from Pakistan and the influence of Hafiz Saeed.

TRF'S TARGETED VIOLENCE
TRF attacks have primarily targeted Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus, Sikhs, and other civilians. Unlike other militant groups such as LeT and HM, who did not claim responsibility, it was TRF that took credit for these attacks. The Indian government has accused the group of engaging in various unlawful activities, including plotting attacks on both security forces and civilians, facilitating the movement of weapons for banned militant groups, recruiting militants, infiltrating across borders, and trafficking weapons and narcotics.

One of the most notable incidents was TRF's claim of responsibility for an attack on security personnel in the Anantnag district, where they employed guerrilla warfare tactics. The attack was framed as an "act of revenge" for the killing of their leader, Commander Riyaz Ahmed, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

According to 2022 data, out of the 172 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir, 108 were linked to The Resistance Front. Additionally, statistics show that 74 out of 100 new recruits were brought into the fold by the TRF.

The most recent major attack involving the TRF was the Ganderbal terror attack, where seven individuals were killed at a construction site in North Kashmir last year.

A list of precisely two dozen TRF attacks in J&K since April 2020 can be read at the link.

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Trump says US will extradite Mumbai 2008 Terror Attack suspect to India

2025-02-16

[KhaamaPress] On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump

...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
announced that the United States would extradite a suspect involved in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks to India for trial.

Ten terrorists rampaged through to the city and kept many hostage in various hotels and a Chabad House before killing 166, including the rabbi, his wife, and several of their children. The horror lasted nearly 60 hours before Mumbai police gunned down the bad guys. The lone surviving terrorist, Ajmal Kasab sang like a canary, was found guilty and subsequently hanged a few years later at a jail in Pune.

Trump did not disclose the identity of the suspect but Rooters reported that the individual is a Canadian-Pak citizen. The U.S. president made the announcement after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.

In a joint presser, Trump expressed his satisfaction in confirming the extradition of one of the criminal masterminds behind the horrific Mumbai terror attacks, stating that this person would face justice in India.

The 2008 Mumbai attacks, carried out by four gangs, targeted luxury hotels, train stations, and a Jewish center. The attack resulted in 166 deaths and over 300 injuries, lasting three days.

India has stated that the attacks were carried out by the Pakistain-based Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...>
group, though Pakistain denied involvement at the time. Reports indicate that the suspect being extradited is Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian-Pak businessman who was previously sentenced to 14 years in prison in the U.S. for supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Mr. Rana is accused by the Indian government of participating in the planning and execution of the Lashkar terrorist attacks in Mumbai by collaborating with his childhood friend David Coleman Headley, also known as "Daood Gilani," and others. He was convicted in 2011 of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba, which planned the Mumbai terror attack and for supporting a never-carried-out plot to attack a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed (PTUI!) in 2005. Specifically, he was accused of allowing David Coleman Headley to open a branch of his Chicago-based immigration law business in Mumbai as a cover story and to travel as a representative of the company in Denmark. So now, upon finishing his sentence here, he will get to trade the luxurious accommodations of an American federal prison for an Indian one.

This move strengthens the U.S.-India relationship as both countries work together to combat terrorism. The extradition is a significant step in holding individuals accountable for their involvement in international terrorism, demonstrating a shared commitment to justice and security.

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LeT Terrorist Extradited From Rwanda In Bengaluru Prisons Terror Conspiracy Case

2024-12-03

November 28, 2024

[OneIndia] Salman Rehman Khan, a terrorist associated with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...>
(LeT), was extradited to India from Rwanda today by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He had been implicated in the Bengaluru Prisons Terror Conspiracy case, where investigations revealed his role in radicalising individuals and supplying explosives to terror operatives.

Khan was arrested in Kigali, Rwanda's capital, yesterday following a coordinated effort between the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Interpol, and the National Central Bureaus (NCBs). He was then transferred to India early on Thursday, where he was formally taken into NIA custody.

This marks the 17th instance since 2020 that the NIA has successfully facilitated the extradition or deportation of terror-related runaways.

Salman Khan had been serving a sentence for a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) conviction at Bengaluru Central Prison between 2018 and 2022.

A pedophile jihadi? How stereotypical.

It was during this period that he came into contact with T Naseer, a convicted terrorist serving a life sentence, who played a key role in radicalising Khan and establishing a terror network within the prison.

The NIA's investigation uncovered how Salman, once radicalised, actively participated in terror activities, assisting in the procurement and distribution of arms, ammunition, and explosives to terror operatives.

Naseer also devised plots to facilitate his escape during court appearances, with Salman playing a part in these plans. When the terror conspiracy was exposed, Salman fled India and evaded capture until his arrest in Rwanda.

The NIA registered the Bengaluru Prisons Terror Conspiracy case on October 25 last year, taking over from Bengaluru City Police. Salman, who had been declared a runaway, was charged under the stringent UAPA, the Arms Act, and the Explosive Substances Act.

A Red Notice was issued by Interpol at the NIA's request on August 2 this year. Acting on the notice, authorities in Rwanda arrested Salman and alerted Indian agencies, leading to coordinated efforts by the NIA, the Rwandan NCB, and Interpol, culminating in his extradition.

In 2024 alone, 26 runaways have been returned to India through coordinated efforts with Interpol, including Raihan Arabikkalalarikkal, wanted for crimes against minors, who was extradited from Saudi Arabia

...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat Frational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
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J&K: Grenade Attack At CRPF Bunker In Srinagar Near Flea Market, Several Injured

2024-11-04

[OneIndia] A grenade attack in a bustling flea market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir

...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
, left several people injured on Sunday. The incident occurred near the well-secured Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), according to officials.

Following the earth-shattering kaboom, police and paramilitary forces quickly arrived at the scene. Their immediate focus was on evacuating the injured and initiating a search operation to locate the attackers. The blast caused chaos, with shoppers desperately seeking safety.

SECURITY MEASURES INTENSIFIED
The attack happened just a day after security forces neutralised a top Pak commander from Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...>
(LeT) in Khanyar, downtown Srinagar. This recent development has heightened security concerns in the region.

Authorities are on high alert following these events. They are working tirelessly to ensure public safety and prevent further incidents. The situation remains tense as efforts continue to track down those responsible for the attack.

This is an ongoing story, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available. The community is urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to authorities immediately.

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India requests Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed in 'so-called money laundering case'

2023-12-30

[GEO.TV] India has requested Pakistain to extradite Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa
...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
(JuD), the Foreign Office confirmed Friday.

"Pakistain has received a request from the Indian authorities, seeking extradition of Hafiz Saeed

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Dawood Malik, founder of Lashkar-e-Jabbar, gunned down in North Wazoo by unknown assailants

2023-10-25

[GreaterKashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
] Another terrorist involved in anti-India activities Dawood Malik, considered a close aide of wanted terrorist Maulana Masood Azhar

...One of the major players in Pak terrorism. In early 1994, India incarcerated him for his activities. In 1995, foreign tourists were kidnapped in Jammu and Kashmir. The kidnappers included his release among their demands. One of the hostages managed to escape but the rest were eventually killed. In 1999, he was freed by the Indian government in exchange for passengers on hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 that had been diverted to Kandahar. The hijackers were led by Masood Azhar's brother, Ibrahim Athar. Once he was handed over to the hijackers, they fled to Pak territory despite the fact that Islamabad had earlier stated that any of the hijackers would be jugged at the border. The Pak government had also previously indicated that Azhar would be allowed to return home since he did not face any charges there. Shortly after his release, he made a public address to an estimated 10,000 people in Karachi, firing up the rubes against America and India...
, was rubbed out on Pakistain soil by unknown button men, reports said.

Unknown, you say? That most certainly wouldn’t be RAW then. Good to know.

According to reports in Pak media, Malik, termed a tribal elder, was rubbed out by unknown assailants in Pakistain's North Wazoo. Police said that it was a assassination carried out by unknown masked men in Mirali area of the North Waziristan tribal district on Friday morning.

Malik was targeted by masked men at a private clinic and the assailants managed to escape after the attack. Malik is said to be the founder of Lashkar-e-Jabbar and also a close aide of one of India's most wanted Lions of Islam Azhar.

The fresh incident raises questions of a war among the terrorist organizations that are functional in Pakistain. In last few weeks, several Lions of Islam wanted in India have been bumped off in Pakistain by unknown button men.

More unknown killers roaming in the wilds of Pakistan, you say? Very definitely not RAW, and probably not Mossad either, as they are currently occupied elsewhere.

On October 11, Shahid Latif, one of India's most wanted Lions of Islam and also a key conspirator in the 2016 Pathankot terror attack case was rubbed out by unknown button men in Pakistain's Sialkot. On October 1, Mufti Qaiser Farooq, a former member of Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...
and a close associate of Hafiz Saeed
...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat. He is periodically placed under house arrest so it looks like the govt is doing something. Once the heat is off they let him go....
, the criminal mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks, was also killed in Pakistain.

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CTD official links recent spate of targeted killings in Karachi to ‘enemy country’

2023-09-23

[Dawn] A Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) official claimed on Friday that a series of murders carried out in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
in the past few months were linked to an "enemy country" and the police are closely examining the matter.

"This is assassination under a planned conspiracy," Raja Umar Khattab, a senior officer in the CTD, said in a statement.

While the official did not refer to specific murders or name a country in his statement, the remarks come weeks after the murders of two holy mans in separate attacks.

Ziaur Rehman, the administrator of the Jamia Abi Bakar madrassah in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, was murdered on September 12 and on September 6, Qari Khurram Shahzad, a seminary teacher was fatally shot in North Nazimabad.

The police had said then that they suspected the involvement of the Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW
... India's Research and Analysis Wing, Pakistain's equivalent of the Boogie Man...
). They had said that the murders were ostensibly aimed to incite violence as they coincided with the arrival of the holy month of Rabiul Awwal.

The third month of the Moslem calender, when the faithful celebrate Mawlid, the birthday of the Prophet Moammed.

According to Khattab, the police were carrying closely examining the evidence, and soon the culprits and their accomplices would be tracked down.

The Karachi police had last week said: "CTD has collected evidence of the incident, while during the preliminary investigation, evidence of the involvement of the intelligence agency of our neighbouring country, RAW, has been found in the incident," it said, without elaborating further.

HOSTILE AGENCIES
RAW’s involvement was suspected in the killing of a Jamaat-ud-Dawa
...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
-linked person in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
’s Rawalakot area last week.

Late last month, the Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....
Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar said that the police had unearthed a "network of hostile intelligence agencies" that were allegedly involved in the recent incidents of blasphemy

Riiiiight. A bit of protesting too much there, buddy.

Karachi police also arrested an alleged Indian spy and his local controller in Lyari
...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot....
on August 23.

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