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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicLashkar-e-Taiba

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

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.