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Saturday, April 27, 2024
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Topic: Lashkar-e-Taiba

LeT commander Uzair Khan among 2 terrorists killed in Kashmir’s Anantnag encounter

The manhunt, which began last Tuesday, also saw the deaths of two Army officers and a J&K police officer.

Terror as family business? Why Kokernag ambush may have roots in India’s war against Lashkar

Muhammad Riyaz, killed in Rawalkote last week, believed to have been targeted by Indian agents. He 'played key role in facilitating movement of Lashkar cadres & weapons in Pir Panjal range'.

New terror tactics — lethal Kokernag ambush illustrates jihadist strategy aimed at tying down troops

New jihadist units operate out of caves, shepherds’ shelters on Pir Panjal without contacting local support networks. Many commanders ignoring basic skills, say intelligence officer.

Anantnag encounter: Intel-based ops gone haywire, more casualties feared, hunt for 2 terrorists on

The operation in Kashmir, which began Tuesday evening, is still on. Uzair Khan, a self-styled commander of Pakistan-backed terror group LeT, is among two being tracked.

18 LeT men involved in 26/11 still at large, says Pakistan counter-terror ‘Red Book’ — ‘key ID info known’

Pakistan FIA's 'Red Book' listings provide new insight into complex web of operatives Lashkar used to support 10-man assault team that killed at least 166 people in November 2008.

The shadowy world of Mumbai attack planner Sajid Mir, who China has shielded from UN sanctions

On Tuesday, Beijing voted against proposal of India & the US to designate Mir a 'global terrorist'. The 26/11 chief planner is listed as proscribed terrorist under Indian laws.

NIA attaches Zahoor Watali’s properties in terror funding case. Who is this alleged LeT financier

NIA investigations reveal Watali was a 'hawala conduit who was receiving money' from LeT chief Hafiz Saeed. All properties attached were in Handwara area of Kashmir's Kupwara district. 

Sanctioned LeT terrorist Abdullah Muntazir now moderating a Pakistan think tank’s webinar

Top global scholars have purportedly cancelled their appearance at the event after a Twitter post said internationally-sanctioned Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Abdullah Muntazir was among the speakers.

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to be extradited, but main players remain protected in Pakistan

The real story of the Mumbai attack remains how terrorists—and a national state which backed them—got away with mass killing.

Poonch killing of Indian soldiers shows jihad will increase India-Pakistan war risk

There have been dozens of terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir's Pir Panjal since 2021. It shows how unstable the peace on the Line of Control is.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.