Lashar-e-Taiba militant from Pakistan arrested near LoC

SRINAGAR | NEW DELHI: The arrest of a Lashar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Machhil sector near the LoC on Friday has once again exposed the nexus between the terror outfit and the Pakistan Army.

"The arrest of Pakistani national and LeT militant (Nissar Ahmed) has exposed the nexus between the ISI, Pakistan Army and terror outfits in training, arming and psychological indoctrination of Pakistani youth for infiltrating and carrying out terror attacks in Kashmir," Chinar Corps GoC Lt Gen SA Hasnain said in a press release.

Ahmed, son of Ali Rehman from Karachi, was captured while he was trying to infiltrate into Kashmir from Machhil.

The Army commander also highlighted the complicity of ISI and Pakistan Army in setting up the terror infrastructure in Pakistani and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to spread terror and disrupt the peace and harmony in Kashmir, as part of their overall Kashmir policy.

During the preliminary interrogation, the captured militant told the Army that he was recruited and initially trained at LeT training facility at Manshera. "He was part of a group of 12 terrorists who had been trained in use of all types of weapons, explosives, navigation and communication equipment by a group of trainers from Pakistan Army and ISI. Their commander in the training camp was Abdullah Shaheen," the release said.

The apprehended militant disclosed that after the training at Manshera, their group was transported to LeT camp at Jamgarh. "Thereafter, they were moved to a training camp near Kel Military Garrison opposite Machhil Sector, where they received intensive training in use of weapons and explosives," it said.

The arrest of the LeT militant and his revelations come at a time when the US is piling up pressure on Pakistan to act against terror outfits operating in its soil.

In a lecture in her home turf in Arkansas, Secretary Clinton said Islamabad is making a "serious, grievous, strategic error" by supporting terror groups.

"You think that you can keep a wild animal in the backyard and it will only go after your neighbor?" Clinton asked implicitly referring to Pakistan unleasing terrorism in India and Afghanistan.