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ISI boosts security for LeT chief Hafiz Saeed after threats
Indian intelligence assessments indicate Pakistan's ISI has significantly upgraded security for Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Multiple assassination attempts, internal rifts within the group, and losses suffered during Operation Sindoor…
Indian intelligence assessments indicate Pakistan's ISI has significantly upgraded security for Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Multiple assassination attempts, internal rifts within the group, and losses suffered during Operation Sindoor have heightened the threat perception, forcing the ISI to restrict Saeed's movements and interactions.
Saeed, who was previously allowed to meet his cadre and visit training camps, has been barred from stepping out for months. The ISI has increased manpower around his location, and even video calls are now minimal. Officials say Saeed lives in a fortified safe house in Lahore's Mohalla Johar area and is moved to a military safe house in Mian Mir Cantonment when threats rise.
The NIA recently named Saeed in connection with the Pahalgam attack, and he will be tried in absentia for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Pakistan claims Saeed is in Kot Lakhpat jail since 2019, but intelligence says he operates from his home. The ISI views Saeed as crucial for its India operations and fears losing him would mean losing the LeT.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The ISI's heightened security for Hafiz Saeed reflects Pakistan's strategic reliance on LeT as a proxy for asymmetric operations in India. Operation Sindoor, which destroyed LeT's main training facility in Muridke, has crippled the group's rebuilding efforts. Saeed's value lies in his ideological authority to recruit and radicalise cadres across PoK and Pakistan. His elimination, whether by rivals or Indian agencies, would fragment the group. The next signal to watch is whether India escalates legal steps, including extradition requests or a fresh Interpol Red Notice, to corner Saeed diplomatically.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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