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Topic: Lashkar-e-Taiba

Pahalgam: 6 terrorists including 2 locals carried out attack, sought tourists’ IDs before opening fire

The two locals from Kashmir had crossed over to Pakistan for training in 2017 and infiltrated with the last batch of foreign terrorists, ThePrint has learnt.

Tahawwur Rana’s trial spin-off: How fabricated 26/11 testimony destroyed Mumbai man’s life

Faheem Arshad Ansari has already moved Bombay HC after cops denied him clearance to earn livelihood on the grounds of his alleged past association with Lashkar-e-Taiba.

As India flies in Tahawwur Rana, trial of an Indian who tutored 26/11 terrorists stuck for 6 years

Saudi Arabia had deported Zabiuddin Ansari, the handler of the 26/11 terrorists, in 2012. The Maharashtra-born Lashkar handler is held in a prison in Mumbai.

R&AW’s secret war on LeT in Pakistan secures India some retribution, but Kashmir problem far from over

Earlier this week, a top Lashkar commander was shot dead in Pakistan. The killing is being seen as part of a long-running R&AW campaign to degrade the Lashkar’s leadership.

‘Unknown gunmen’ strike Hafiz Saeed’s close aide Sindhi in Pakistan; was behind Poonch-Rajouri attacks

Sindhi, a top LeT commander, oversaw drone arms drops, infiltrations into J&K, and Rajouri-Poonch attacks. He managed LeT camp in Kotli and reported directly to Sajid Jutt.

In Delhi HC’s denial of bail to 7 ‘active LeT members’, a reading of how UAPA sees furthering of terror

Sections 38 & 39 of UAPA deal with membership of terrorist groups & supporting them. Support may include monetary help or facilitating meetings, the court said.

No extradition treaty, NIA brings back ‘LeT operative’ from Rwanda under ‘reciprocal agreement’

Salman Khan, 30, was a fugitive in Bengaluru Prison case, wanted for radicalising youth and distributing explosives for terror activities.

LeT operative Salman Khan extradited from Rwanda by NIA in Bengaluru Prisons terror case

Khan is accused of facilitating the collection and distribution of explosives for terror activities and was declared a fugitive after the terror module was exposed.

Grenade attack in Srinagar injures 11 civilians, CM Omar Abdullah calls for stronger security measures

The attack in the Sunday flee market comes a day after security forces eliminated a top Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar.

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?