Orders to shift Lashkar headquarters, air space closed..., why is Pakistan afraid of airstrike by India after...
According to the information, the airspace in the central sector of Pakistan will be completely closed from 16-23 July. At the same time, the airspace of southern Pakistan will remain closed on 22-23 July. In this regard, Pakistan has issued NOTAM i.e. Notice to Airmen. Only last week, Chinese cargo planes were seen in Pakistan. In such a situation, it is believed that China has supplied new weapons and air defense systems to Pakistan because, during Operation Sindoor (6-10 May), India destroyed Pakistan's terrorist bases and airbases as well as destroyed radars and air defense systems on a large scale. What instructions are given to Lashkar-e-Taiba?
Meanwhile, it is reported that Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has instructed Lashkar-e-Taiba to shift its headquarters from Muridke to Bahawalpur. Lashkar's headquarters have been in Muridke in Pakistan's Punjab province since the end of the Soviet Afghan war in Afghanistan in the late 80s.
According to ABP News, such posters have been spotted in Bahawalpur which prove that Lashkar is now active in Muridke. During Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force carried out missile strikes in Muridke and Bahawalpur. India's BrahMos missile caused massive damage to both Bahawalpur and Muridke. ISI's field office was also exposed inside Lashkar's headquarters in Muridke. What is the reason behind shifting Lashkar's headquarters?
This decision has been taken with the intention of intensifying anti-India activities after the killing of Jaish and Lashkar terrorists in Operation Sindoor. According to sources, one reason behind shifting Lashkar's headquarters from Muridke could be to show the whole world, including America, that Lashkar has been destroyed.
It is quite possible that Lashkar may be given a new name. ISI has done this before as well. After the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, when Lashkar was declared a global terrorist organization and banned by America and UN, its name was changed to Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
Reportedly, the ISI gave Lashkar a new name, The Resistance Front (TRF) to carry out terrorist activities in Kashmir.
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