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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT; Urdu: لشکرِ طیبہ [ˈləʃkər eː ˈt̪ɛːjba]; literally Army of the Good, translated as Army of the Righteous, or Army of the Pure and alternatively spelled as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-i-Taiba, Lashkar-i-Tayyeba) is a terrorist group formed in Pakistan, and a militant and Islamist Salafi ...
Jun 16, 2024 · Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamist militant group, begun in Pakistan in the late 1980s as a militant wing of Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, an Islamist organization influenced by the Wahhābī sect of Sunni Islam. It sought ultimately to establish Muslim rule over the entire Indian subcontinent.
Lashkar may refer to: Lascar, a type of sailor or militiaman employed by the British in South Asia (modern Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) Lashkar, a 1989 Bollywood film; Laskhar, a 2008 military action thriller by Mukul Deva, published by HarperCollins. This is the first of a 4-book bestseller series.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), meaning “Army of the Pure,” is a violent Islamist group based in Pakistan. * Since its formation in the 1990s, LeT has carried out numerous attacks against military and civilian targets in India, particularly within the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir.
3 days ago · In Short. 9 killed, 41 injured after terrorists opened fire on bus carrying pilgrims on June 9; Vehicle fell into gorge due to constant firing; Man arrested for providing food, shelter, logistics to terrorists interrogated by NIA
Jan 14, 2010 · The Indian government has often accused the group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) of terrorist attacks, including the November 2008 deadly assault in Mumbai that killed nearly two hundred people and...
May 14, 2022 · After a series of Buddhist riots targeting the Rohingya Muslims in 2012, LeT leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed urged LeT members to recruit the Rohingya Muslims for revenge missions.Source: Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Taiba recruiting Rohingyas from border camps for terror training,” BDNews24, July 28, 2015, http://bdnews24.
Oct 28, 2021 · The Transnational Threats Project’s Examining Extremism series provides an overview and assessment of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Kashmir-focused militant insurgent group that has carried out multiple high-profile attacks in India.
Feb 8, 2012 · Lashkar operatives have been making attempts to recruit new operatives and the organisation's language is becoming ever-more aggressive.
Jan 8, 2021 · A Pakistan court has sentenced Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a senior leader of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, to five years in prison for terror financing. Lakhvi has been accused by India and...
