Tag: LeJ

Two arrested for alleged involvement in Sehwan blast

Police on Wednesday said they have arrested two members of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) who are believed to be involved in the deadly Sehwan blast,...

‘Notorious militant’ Shafiq Mengal aspiring to be MNA

In spite of his close links with the notorious terror outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Shafiq Mengal is contesting the upcoming general election on Khuzdar’s National Assembly...

CTD detains TTP commander involved in 2009 attacks, raising funds for...

KARACHI: A commander of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Rehmat Ali was arrested on Monday by Sindh’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in City Railway...

Terror strikes again

--FC foils terror bid in Quetta, killing all five terrorists --One terrorist killed in Nowshera, 14 injured --Thursday’s attacks in retaliation of operation...

Seven policemen dismissed over involvement in LeJ militants’ jailbreak

KARACHI: Sindh government on Wednesday dismissed seven police officials from service after an inquiry found evidence of their involvement and even alleged facilitation in the escape of...

Two LeJ terrorists held with arms

KARACHI: The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCL) arrested two terrorists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and recovered hand grenade and pistol from their possession here...

Karachi jail break: Two fugitives have fled to Afghanistan, says CTD

KARACHI: Two suspected terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) have escaped to Afghanistan after breaking out of Karachi jail in June, according to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). In a...

Arrested LeJ activist confesses to 6 murders

Detained Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) leader Hafiz Umar Hayat has confessed to killing six people in New Karachi, Sarhani Town and Ajmair Nagri areas of Karachi. According...

Seven TTP, LeJ operatives killed in Sheikhupura

Seven suspected militants belonging to two banned organisations were killed in a shootout near Punjab’s Sheikhupura district during an intelligence-based police raid, officials said...

Investigators suspect LeJ hand in killing of Army, Rangers and police...

Similarities in modes of sectarian killings and killing of security personnel indicate that LeJ is carrying out all these attacks Investigators have concluded that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi...

Seven TTP, LeJ operatives killed in Sheikhupura shootout

  Seven terrorists of banned outfits were killed in a shootout with a local police team in Sheikhupura late Tuesday night. According to officials of the...

Terror outfits forging alliances in Karachi

DG ISPR ‎says LeJ, al Qaeda in sub-continent working in collusion with TTP to plan attacks on military and civilian targets Says although significant gains...

Daesh gaining foothold in Pakistan, says top civilian spy chief

Director General Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan on Wednesday said militant group Islamic State’s presence is growing in Pakistan. Addressing the Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior...

Five LeJ, TTP operatives killed in Nankana

  Five terrorists were killed in a trade of fire with security officials in Nankana Sahib late Friday evening, intelligence sources said. According to reports, the terrorists belonged...

Malik Ishaq was set to join Islamic State before his death,...

Malik Ishaq, the co-founder of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) sectarian extremist group, was ready to formally join Da’ish just days before he was killed in a...

RAW plotting to kill Sharif!

Law enforcement officials believe the LeJ would support RAW in carrying out specific targeted attacks on Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif

Sindh IG reveals links between LeJ and IS

Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Ghulam Hyder Jamali on Monday informed the Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior that Daesh or the self-styled Islamic State...