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Hafiz Saeed's close aide, Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan

Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, a close aide of Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afridi, considered a key figure in LeT's regional structure, was killed in Landi Kotal. The incident follows a recent attack on another LeT leader, Amir Hamza.

The Times of India

LeT co-founder Amir Hamza shot at in Lahore in second attack within a year

Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza was shot by unknown gunmen in Lahore, marking a second assassination attempt in less than a year. The 67-year-old, a designated global terrorist, was attacked outside a TV station while accompanied by a Pakistani judge. This incident follows a previous attempt where he survived a shooting…

The Times of India

Who are the armed groups India accuses Pakistan of backing?

What we know about The Resistance Front, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.

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Inside Muridke: Did India hit a ‘terror base’ or a mosque?

At least three people were killed in the strike at a compound with a complicated past.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s terror subterfuge is a case for global sanctions

The international shame and opprobrium that Pakistan has incurred over the years for employing terrorism as state policy has not deterred that failing state from compulsively resorting to the worst form of inhuman and savage warfare, even as its existence teeters on the brink.

Newslaundry

Is India behind targeted killings in Pakistan? What we know

Pakistani officials tell Al Jazeera at least eight killings could be linked to India. New Delhi rejects these charges.

Al Jazeera

UNSC: 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Abdul Salam "Confirmed Deceased"

The founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, is "Confirmed Deceased", the United Nations Security Council stated. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | Census to be delayed till at least October 2024; Ayodhya airport takes off ahead of Ram Temple consecration ceremony in January and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 31, 2023

The Hindu

India seeks extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan

India requests Pakistan to extradite UN-proscribed terrorist Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, to face trial in India.

The Hindu

India formally asks Pakistan to extradite Mumbai attack suspect Hafiz Saeed

Saeed is accused by India and the US of being involved in the 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people.

Al Jazeera

India sent relevant supporting documents to Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed: MEA

India has conveyed a request to the Pakistan government regarding the extradition of 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to India for facing trial in a particular case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India has asked for extradition of Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan: MEA

Hafiz Saeed extradition: Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India has asked for extradition of Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan. The request was made a few weeks ago, he added.

The Hindu

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed party to contest all seats in general elections in Pakistan

Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political entity of the 26/11 terror attacks mastermind and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, has fielded candidates for each and every national and provincial assembly constituency across Pakistan for the upcoming general elections slated to be held on February 8, 2024. Read further…

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Pakistan to approach UN after blaming India for bombing

Pakistan will take a dossier to the United Nations alleging its neighbour India has backed incidents of terrorism, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a day after Islamabad said India was behind a high-profile bombing.

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Pakistan accuses India of being behind 2021 bombing outside militant home

Pakistan's interior minister accused India on Tuesday of being behind a bombing in 2021 near the house of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of a militant Islamist group blamed for a deadly 2008 attack in Mumbai.

The Independent UK

Pakistani court sentences militant linked to Mumbai attacks

Pakistan has sentenced one of the militants linked to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India to 15 years in prison for terror financing unrelated to the assaults

The Hindu

Designation failure: On China’s decision to block terror tag for Lashkar leader

India must continue to gather evidence and build its case on cross-border terrorism in international fora

The Hindu

Abdul Rehman Makki | LeT’s terror financier

China placed a hold on India’s bid to name the LeT leader a global terrorist

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China foils bid to designate Lashkar deputy chief a terrorist

China foils bid to designate LeT deputy chief a terrorist

The Hindu

Pakistan hopes for relief on FATF ‘grey list’ sanctions

Pakistan government sources quoted in media reports indicate that Islamabad is confident it has “completed” its task list.

The Hindu

Ali Kashif Jan, Pakistani handler of 2016 Pathankot air base attack, designated as terrorist

Jan is the operational commander and part of the core planning committee of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed: MHA

The Hindu

Full list of individuals designated as ‘terrorist’ under the UAPA

Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir is the latest to be added to a list of 33 individuals declared terrorists under UAPA.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Pakistan Parliament to meet today to decide PM Khan’s fate; Supreme Court upholds Centre’s FCRA Act (2020), and more

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Reuters

Pakistani court finds Hafiz Saeed guilty on two more charges of terrorism financing

A Pakistani court sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai siege, to 31 years in prison in two cases of terrorism financing, court documents showed on Friday.

The Hindu

Delhi court orders framing of charge against Yasin Malik, Hafiz Saeed, others

The court said prima facie it is established that Shabir Shah, Yasin Malik, Rashid Engineer, Altaf Fantoosh, Masrat and Hurriyat/Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) were the direct recipients of terror funds

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