Tag: Lashkar-e-Taiba

Jammu and Kashmir | Miscreants pelt stones at security forces while they conduct search operations

According to reports, the three policemen were kidnapped and killed by terrorists belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who have joined hands to unleash a fresh wave of terror in the Valley.

September 22, 2018

Pakistan didn’t sufficiently act against JeM, LeT: US terror report

Even as the Pakistani government pledged support to political reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban it did not restrict the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani Network from operating in Pakistan.

September 20, 2018

J-K: Five holed up terrorists killed in Chowgam encounter

Police said the encounter started when a joint team of Army, CRPF and Special Operations Group cordoned the area following reports of presence of militants

September 15, 2018

J-K: Militant killed, policeman injured in attack on police picket in Anantnag

Militants attacked a police picket at Achabal late Friday night, a police official said. He added that the attack was successfully repulsed.

September 8, 2018

Odisha: Octogenarian father seeks punishment for ‘terror handler’ son Habibur Rahaman

Habibur Rahaman, a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency from Delhi airport on Monday

August 7, 2018

Three missing J-K youth suspected to have joined LeT

Three youth from Jammu-Kashmir, two of whom went missing on 22 July, are suspected to have joined terrorist ranks.

July 29, 2018

Two LeT terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter, third terrorist surrenders

Two days ago, four terrorists from the Islamic State Jammu-Kashmir (ISJK) were killed in Anantnag’s Srigufwara area in south Kashmir.

June 24, 2018

LeT threatens bomb blasts in UP, high alert sounded

The Uttar Pradesh Police sounded a high alert across the state on Wednesday after a letter was received in the name of banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) threatening bomb blasts at Krishna Janmabhoomi, Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Hapur and Saharanpur railway stations, police said. The letter, the authenticity of which is being ascertained, threatens …

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June 6, 2018

Indian Army could have killed me, but it saved my life: LeT terrorist

An LeT militant, who was arrested along with others for their alleged involvement in the Baramulla terror attack, praised the Indian Army and also urged militants to leave the path of violence. The video of him praising the Army has gone viral. In the video, the arrested terrorist says his name is Aijaz Ahmad Gojri. …

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May 10, 2018

Eight, including three terrorists, killed in various parts in J-K

Three terrorists and a civilian were killed and three CRPF personnel injured during an encounter on Saturday in the downtown area of Chattabal in Srinagar.

May 5, 2018

Pakistani court bars govt from ‘harassing’ Hafiz Saeed

The Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered government authorities to not “harass” banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and allow him to continue his “social welfare activities”. The founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) alleged in a petition that the government was interfering in his party’s welfare projects because it had …

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April 5, 2018

Raj police quiz two teens over WhatsApp LeT invite

Two teenagers were questioned by a team from the Rajasthan Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Bhilwara police for allegedly creating a WhatsApp group titled Lashkar-e-Taiba and sending invites to users as far as Uttar Pradesh. The police said that the two boys – a class 9 student and a school dropout – created the group …

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February 27, 2018

LeT terrorist neutralised in Srinagar’s Karan Nagar encounter

The security forces have neutralised one terrorist in an ongoing encounter in Srinagar’s Karan Nagar locality, said DGP of Jammu and Kashmir, SP Vaid. Encounter between terrorists hiding in building and security forces resumed early morning. While one terrorist has been neutralised, it is believed one more Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant is holed up inside an …

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February 13, 2018

Srinagar hospital attack: J-K police arrest 5 suspects in South Kashmir

Police conducted raids in connection with the shootout at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital shootout and 5 suspects have been arrested, according to the reports. It is believed that these people aided the escape of Pakistani militant Naveed Jutt alias Abu Hanzalla from police custody. A police official claimed that that a special team …

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February 8, 2018

NIA nabs one more in connection with LeT activities probe

The National Investigation Agency has arrested an alleged hawala operator from Uttarakhand in connection with its probe into the activities of Pakistan- based Lashkar-e-Taiba in India, an official spokesperson said here on Wednesday. Abdul Samad, the fifth person arrested in the case, was arrested in Haridwar yesterday and brought to Delhi, the spokesperson said. Samad, …

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February 7, 2018

Al Qaeda threatens attacks in Delhi, Mumbai for ‘victory’ in Kashmir

Global terror network Al Qaeda that formally announced its affiliate in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year has said targeting Indian cities and sidelining Pakistan and its army were key to jihadi success in the state. In a video interview with Al Qaeda’s mouthpiece, released on jihadi online networks, Usama Mehmood, spokesman Al Qaeda in …

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December 27, 2017

Open to forming political alliance with LeT, JuD: Pervez Musharraf

Days after declaring himself the “biggest supporter” of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), former President Pervez Musharraf has said that he is open to forming a political alliance with the militant organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its chief Hafiz Saeed. “If it is meant to be, it will be,” Musharraf said in an interview on Aaj News. “There …

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December 5, 2017