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2005-12-09 Terror Networks

The other face of the evil that is Lashkar

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Posted by john 2005-12-09 05:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Even after his release, past experience shows, Pakistan is unlikely to accept him back, unless his family in Pakistan is able to produce documentation that establishes his nationality.

Looks like he will rot in an Indian jail.
Hanging might be preferable.

Posted by john 2005-12-09 14:53|| 2005-12-09 14:53|| Front Page Top

#2 More on Ejaz Butt from UPI

India fears rise in Kashmir militancy

NEW DELHI, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Indian intelligence agencies fear a major escalation in terrorism in Kashmir in the spring.

Authorities say they have observed a large build up of Lashkar-e-Toiba militants in the mountains above the Bandipora area.

According to The Hindu newspaper, 100 militants are thought to have crossed the Line of Control after the Oct. 8 earthquake, which destroyed large parts of Kashmir, mostly the Pakistani side.

"If these assessments are correct, the renewed Lashkar-e-Toiba build-up would mark the highest level of cross-border infiltration since 2002, when a cease-fire was declared along the divide," said a senior Indian intelligence officer.

He said using mountain hideouts as bases, newly arrived cadres have carried out a series of high-profile suicide attacks in recent weeks in Srinagar and other parts of the valley.

"I, along with six other Lashkar cadres, had crossed the LoC through the Dudhnihal sector, before heading for a hideout in the Rajwar forests," said Ejaz Ahmed Butt, a Pakistani national who was arrested in connection with Nov. 28 attack at Srinagar's Lal Chowk.

Butt said his group made three abortive infiltration attempts after the quake, turning back fearing Indian army patrols on two occasions, and under orders to return from Pakistani troops on another.

"The Pakistani army said the time was not right for us to cross the LoC. They said they would communicate when we could do so to our commanders," Butt said.

A report from Kashmir said residents of the mountains above Bandipora have reported an increased terrorist presence.

Posted by john 2005-12-09 15:30|| 2005-12-09 15:30|| Front Page Top

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