| Dates of operation | 1990 - Present |
|---|---|
| Leader | Hafiz Muhammad Saeed |
| Motives | Integration of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan after ending Indian rule in the state & propagation of pan-Islamism in South Asia |
| Active region(s) | India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh |
| Ideology | Islamism, Islamic fundamentalism, Pan-Islamism, Kashmiri Independence |
| Major actions | Suicide attacks, massacre of non-Muslim civilians, attacks on security forces |
| Notable attacks | Jammu & Kashmir attacks; November 2008 Mumbai attacks (attributed to LeT members) |
| Status | Designated U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organization by U.S. (26 Dec 2001); Banned in U.K. (2001); Banned in Pakistan (2002); Related Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JUD) party banned by U.S. (2006), sanctioned by the U.N. (2008) |
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Lashkar-e-Taiba
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