Summary

Lashkar-e-Taibah or LeT for short, is a pro-Pakistani, pro-freedom armed/militant organisation working to end the foreign administration and rule in Greater Kashmir from India.

They're the largest non-indigenous, Pakistani, armed/militant group, once mainly consisting of foreigners. In recent years, their leadership in Kashmir is now Kashmiri however still field a fighting force of individuals from all-around the region. Their official formation date is September 1989 however some claim and earlier date.

They were once one of the most formidable organisations on-the-ground however in recent years, they've conducted less than a handful of operations, joint-ops. or otherwise. The group is now underground but still fields a semi-capable and operational force.

Main Objectives

LeT wishes to free the areas of Greater Kashmir under Indian-control, an oppressive and brutal occupation as they've stated, and initiate a plebiscite for the natives of the region to decide as to what their aspirations and choices should be - whether it be full independence, autonomous rule under another state or fully joining Pakistan or India. An interesting point that they're for a plebiscite despite being an overtly pro-Pakistani organisation.

Further Information

The Indian-state has proscribed the group as a 'terrorist organisation' and claims that they're a Pakistani-backed outfit. This was certainly the case in the early days and part-way through the 1990s when Pakistan supplied them due to the group being pro-Pakistani. Since then however, we've found no evidence of Pakistan still supporting them. Instead, Pakistan has actually been actively trying to shut down armed/militant groups operating in Pakistani-controlled Greater Kashmir.