In a major setback to the terror-sponsor state, Pakistan, the International Crisis Group has deemed port city Karachi as the hub of anti-India Jihadist group.
The report also said that these groups and criminals often enjoy the support of Pakistan Army.
Pakistan port city of Karachi is a hub of anti-India jihadist groups and criminals who often enjoy the support of the Pakistani army, says a report released by the Brussels-based think tank, International Crisis Group.
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The report claims that terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, its parent organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Maulana Masood Azhar led Jaish-e-Mohammad and anti-Shia group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have umbilical links with Karachi’s large, well-resourced madrassas.
ICG’s report titled “Pakistan: Stoking the fire in Karachi”, mentions about how ethnic, political and sectarian rivalries and a jihadist influx are turning the largest and wealthiest city of Pakistan, into a pressure cooker.
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It also says that Pakistan’s most dangerous groups actively contest Karachi’s turf and resources. These outfits operate madrassas and charity fronts with no hindrance from Pakistani law enforcement authorities.