Jammu, Oct 8: A shocking intelligence report has revealed the formation of a dangerous alliance between the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), raising serious concerns for India’s national security. According to the confidential dossier, the collaboration is being facilitated under the patronage of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, and aims to destabilize not only Afghanistan and Balochistan but also Jammu and Kashmir.
The alliance reportedly mirrors LeT’s past collaboration with al-Qaeda during the Afghan jihad and is seen as part of a broader strategy by Pakistan to reignite militancy in India’s Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Following Operation Sindoor, several terrorist organizations including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), and LeT were shifted to Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The ISKP, now operating in Mastung and Khuzdar districts of Balochistan, is being tasked with cross-border operations against Baloch insurgents as well as renewed terror activities targeting India.
A photograph recently surfaced showing ISKP’s Balochistan coordinator, Mir Shafiq Mengal, presenting a pistol to LeT commander Rana Mohammad Ashfaq, confirming the growing collaboration. Intelligence sources say Mengal oversees ISKP operations, including weapons supply, logistics, and safe havens, while Ashfaq coordinates LeT networks, training camps, and extremist outreach. This symbolic exchange of arms signifies a unified operational front aimed at reviving terrorism in the region.
According to the report, ISKP’s propaganda magazine, Yalgar, explicitly mentions plans to intensify attacks in India, with a focus on Jammu and Kashmir. The magazine and intelligence dossiers indicate that Pakistan’s military is leveraging this alliance to create instability along the India-Afghanistan border and within Jammu and Kashmir. Analysts warn that this marks a shift from targeting only Afghan and Baloch insurgents to resuming direct threats against India.
Experts note that LeT’s historical presence in Balochistan, including past training of Indian-origin terrorists, further amplifies the threat. The ISI’s continued funding, logistical support, and strategic direction of both groups indicate a well-coordinated plan to destabilize the region, undermine Indian security, and revive militant networks in Kashmir.
The intelligence assessment underscores that this emerging ISKP-LeT nexus not only threatens Afghanistan and Pakistan’s neighbors but also highlights the renewed risk to India, particularly in terms of cross-border infiltration, terrorist attacks, and propagation of extremist ideology. Security agencies have been advised to enhance surveillance, tighten border security, and closely monitor these organizations’ movements to preempt potential threats.
This revelation comes amid heightened tensions in Jammu and Kashmir following the Pahalgam attack earlier this year, which saw Pakistan-trained terrorists target civilians and security forces. Analysts warn that unless immediate countermeasures are undertaken, the ISKP-LeT alliance could destabilize the fragile security situation and revive a wave of militancy in India’s northern border regions. (Agencies)
