Anil Narendra
US might have felt relieved with the death of Osama bin Laden, but so far India is concerned, we are least affected by his death. For us, Lashkar-e-Toiba is more dangerous than Al Qaeda. Even the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is not going to be affected by the killing of bin Laden. A number of terror camps of dozens of outfits like Lashkar, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizb-ul- Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Ansar are still operating in Pakistan. At present, about 37 terror camps are active in Pakistan. About 2,300 hardcore terrorists are operating in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, about 900 foreign mercenaries are also present there. Foreign mercenaries from Pakistan, PoK, Afghanistan, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Iran and Iraq are also present in J&K.
In fact, Indian Intelligence Agencies see no difference between Al Qaeda of Osama and Lashkar-e-Toiba. Indian dossier on Lashkar says that this terror outfit has close relations with Al Qaeda and Taliban. These terror organizations in Islamic Pakistan nation, fulfill their expansion needs out of the revenue received from the sale of hides of slaughtered animals on Eid and other religious celebrations, besides from donations and levies collected from people. According to sources, the Lashkar training camp at Pawanodheri in Manshera of Pakistan has the capacity to train 500 persons at a time. Lashkar also has more than 2,000 recruiting centers and offices spread in a number of big cities including Muzaffarabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Multan, Quetta, Gujaranwala, Sialkot, Gilgit. Beside modern weapons, they have advanced communication equipment. According to intelligence sources, terrorists of Lashkar use voice internet protocol for ransom and communication in the Valley.
In spite of UN sanctions, the power of this terror outfit, working under different 19 names including Jamat-ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Toiba can be gauged from the operations of the organization. Even though the Lashkar has been banned by UN since 2005 and by Pakistan since 2002, its chief Hafiz Saeed did not refrain from organizing condolence meetings on the death of Osama bin Laden. In India, with the support of outfits like Indian Mujahideen SIMI has developed a model for outsourcing terrorism. In Bangladesh, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) has direct links with Lashkar. Mumbai terror attack has, now forced US to acknowledge the fact that expansion of Lashkar and targeting Western countries are a cause of serious concern. Lashkar terrorists have proved this point by targeting Khasad House, an important place for Israelis and Hotel Taj, a preferred stay-destination for Western tourists in Mumbai. India must fight its fight against terrorism on its own. We, however, can pressurize US in destroying terror factories in Pakistan or help us in destroying them.
In fact, Indian Intelligence Agencies see no difference between Al Qaeda of Osama and Lashkar-e-Toiba. Indian dossier on Lashkar says that this terror outfit has close relations with Al Qaeda and Taliban. These terror organizations in Islamic Pakistan nation, fulfill their expansion needs out of the revenue received from the sale of hides of slaughtered animals on Eid and other religious celebrations, besides from donations and levies collected from people. According to sources, the Lashkar training camp at Pawanodheri in Manshera of Pakistan has the capacity to train 500 persons at a time. Lashkar also has more than 2,000 recruiting centers and offices spread in a number of big cities including Muzaffarabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Multan, Quetta, Gujaranwala, Sialkot, Gilgit. Beside modern weapons, they have advanced communication equipment. According to intelligence sources, terrorists of Lashkar use voice internet protocol for ransom and communication in the Valley.
In spite of UN sanctions, the power of this terror outfit, working under different 19 names including Jamat-ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Toiba can be gauged from the operations of the organization. Even though the Lashkar has been banned by UN since 2005 and by Pakistan since 2002, its chief Hafiz Saeed did not refrain from organizing condolence meetings on the death of Osama bin Laden. In India, with the support of outfits like Indian Mujahideen SIMI has developed a model for outsourcing terrorism. In Bangladesh, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) has direct links with Lashkar. Mumbai terror attack has, now forced US to acknowledge the fact that expansion of Lashkar and targeting Western countries are a cause of serious concern. Lashkar terrorists have proved this point by targeting Khasad House, an important place for Israelis and Hotel Taj, a preferred stay-destination for Western tourists in Mumbai. India must fight its fight against terrorism on its own. We, however, can pressurize US in destroying terror factories in Pakistan or help us in destroying them.
No comments:
Post a Comment