Why in News?
Lashkar-e-Taiba is reportedly raising money, posing as flood-relief aid, to rebuild its Muridke headquarters damaged in the IAF’s May 7 “Operation Sindoor.” Security agencies say Pakistan also pledged support for restoring LeT and JeM facilities hit during the strike.
Description:
- Meaning: “Army of the Righteous”
- Origin: Early 1990s – as the military wing of Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, a Pakistan-based Islamic fundamentalist organisation (1980s).
- Focus: Militancy in Jammu & Kashmir; pan-India terror attacks.
- Headquarters: Muridke (near Lahore), Pakistan.
- Strength: Several thousand cadres (mainly Pakistani nationals).
Major Attacks Attributed to LeT:
- 26–29 Nov 2008 – Mumbai Attacks: >160 killed; Ajmal Kasab lone gunman caught & executed (2012).
- 11 July 2006 – Mumbai Suburban Train Blasts: ~180 killed.
- 13 Feb 2010 – German Bakery (Pune) Bombing: aided in planning/surveillance.
- Other incidents in J&K & plots abroad (Australia 2003, Denmark 2009).
Key Personalities:
- Hafiz Muhammad Saeed: Founder of LeT/JuD.
- Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi: Head of Operations (on bail for 26/11 case).
- David Coleman Headley: US citizen; pleaded guilty (2010) to scouting Mumbai targets.
Related Indian Mechanisms:
- NIA (National Investigation Agency) – probes 26/11 & other terror acts.
- NCTC (National Counter Terrorism Centre): Proposed Indian federal agency (modelled on US NCTC) to integrate intelligence & operations against terrorism. (Seal mentioned in source is symbolic of counter-terror bodies, not LeT’s)
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