Pakistan is the biggest base of terrorism, India’s enemies are safe there, shocking revelations in American report
America’s latest CRS report has exposed Pakistan’s lies. The report clearly shows that anti-India terrorist organizations including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed are running their entire network on Pakistani soil without any restriction. This revelation has come at a time when Pakistan has been calling itself a victim of terrorism, but the reality is something else. The CRS report details the activities of several terrorist groups targeting India and Jammu and Kashmir.
Big revelation of CRS report
A report released by the US Congress Research Service gives a detailed description of 15 major terrorist organizations. Many of these have been declared ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ by America. The report points to the continuing threat from India and Kashmir-focused terrorist groups.
Main anti-India terrorist organizations The major organizations mentioned in the report include-
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Harkat-ul-Jihad-Islami (HUJI)
Harkat ul-Mujahideen (HuM)
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM)
Status of Lashkar-e-Taiba
This organization, formed in the late 1980s, was declared FTO in 2001. It is still located in Pakistan’s Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to the report, this group led by currently jailed Hafiz Saeed has changed its name to Jamaat-ud-Dawa to avoid sanctions. It has several thousand fighters and this organization had conspired for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in which 166 people were killed.
Activities of Jaish-e-Mohammed
This group, founded by Masood Azhar in the year 2000, was also declared FTO in 2001. It supported Lashkar in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. According to the report, Jaish has about 500 armed terrorists who work in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The main objective of this organization is to merge the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan. The report also says that Jaish has openly declared war against America.
Hizbul Mujahideen threat
This Kashmir-centric group, formed in 1989, was declared a terrorist organization by the US in 2017. It has about 1500 cadres who demand independence of Kashmir or merger of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan. These groups work closely with global organizations such as Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in the Indian subcontinent.
Pakistan’s failure and the role of madrassas
It has been made clear in the report that Pakistan has failed to eliminate terrorist groups. Several major military operations, including air strikes and millions of ‘intelligence-based operations’, have failed to defeat these US and UN declared terrorist groups. The aim of the ‘National Action Plan’ of 2014 was also to eliminate these groups, but they still exist today. According to the US State Department, Pakistan had taken some steps to prevent terrorist activities in 2023, but madrassas there are still teaching principles that can promote violent extremist ideology.
Pakistan’s dual character
South Asia expert K. This CRS report prepared by Alan Kronstadt portrays Pakistan as both a ‘victim and a supporter’. On one hand, Islamabad itself is struggling with domestic violence, on the other hand it is hosting terrorist networks that have been targeting India for a long time.
Classification of terrorist groups in the report
The report divides terrorist and other groups operating in Pakistan into five broad, and often interconnected, categories.
active globally
Afghanistan-centric
India and Kashmir-centric
active domestically
communal (anti-shia)
India’s clear stance
Pakistan’s inability or unwillingness to completely eliminate these groups has led to tensions with its neighbors. India continues to maintain that curbing cross-border terrorism is essential for lasting peace. This latest assessment by America regarding the terrorist infrastructure present on Pakistani soil has further strengthened India’s stance.
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