Overview
- Seven globally designated terrorists, including leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, Indian Mujahideen and D-Company, live openly under the protection of Pakistan’s Army and ISI.
- Hafiz Saeed remains at large in Lahore under nominal house arrest despite a $10 million US and UN bounty for his role in deadly attacks.
- Intelligence continues to link Masood Azhar’s JeM command to Bahawalpur even as Pakistan officially claims his whereabouts are unverified.
- Recent reports indicate Islamabad has begun rebuilding launchpads and camps destroyed by India’s Operation Sindoor in June.
- Pakistan has leveraged the absence of bilateral extradition treaties and its removal from the FATF grey list to deflect international demands for these militants’ arrest.