"Instead of helping poor, rebuilding terror factories": Former J-K DGP on reports of Pakistan's funding reconstruction of LeT HQ

Speaking to ANI, the former J-K DGP expressed concern that donations meant for flood relief in Pakistan are being diverted to rebuild the Lashkar-e-Taiba's headquarters in Muridke.

SP Vaid said, "I think it was 7th May when India demolished 9 terror training camps, including Muridke - the LeT Headquarters. It is very surprising. I would like people of Pakistan to understand that on the pretext of providing assistance to the affected people in flood, you are collecting donations and that is being used to rebuild a terror HQ at Muridke. I am told that as per media reports, it will cost around PKR 15 Crores and PKR 4 Crores have been given by Government of Pakistan."

Slamming the Pakistan government, Vaid said that instead of helping poor and affected people they are rebuilding terror factories.

He stated, "People should watch what kind of rulers you have. What kind of Army generals who run the show in Pakistan are there who are providing government money which actually should have gone to the poor people who have been affected by terrible floods in Pakistan. I think let people of Pakistan understand this, that instead of helping poor and affected people they are rebuilding terror factories."

Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) headquarters at Muridke, Markaz Taiba, was reduced to rubble by Indian Air Force strikes in Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025. The precision attack flattened key buildings including cadre accommodation, weapons storage, and the group's "Umm-ul-Qura" training blocks, crippling LeT's command hub.

Fresh intelligence inputs now reveal that Pakistan is directly funding the terror outfit's reconstruction. Islamabad has already allocated PKR 4 crore to LeT, while the group estimates the rebuild will cost over PKR 15 crore. Senior commanders Maulana Abu Zar and Yunus Shah Bukhari are overseeing the project, with a deadline set for February 5, 2026, timed with LeT's annual Kashmir Solidarity Day convention

According to a dossier prepared by agencies, "LeT cadres have also launched fundraising campaigns under the guise of "flood relief", repeating a historical pattern where humanitarian aid was diverted to terror infrastructure. In 2005, nearly 80% of earthquake relief funds collected by LeT's front, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, were channeled into building militant camps.

Despite Pakistan's repeated claims at global platforms of fighting terrorism, the dossier confirms its Army and ISI remain complicit, ensuring LeT's survival and resurgence. Analysts warn that this deliberate rebuilding effort reflects Islamabad's double standards on counter-terrorism and signals the likelihood of fresh cross-border attacks being planned from Pakistani soil.

Markaz Taiba, Muridke, not only serves as residences to major commanders of the outfits but also serve as epi-centre for radicalization and various training courses on intelligence, arms handling etc. (ANI)