Lashkar Resurfaces At Muridke Headquarters, Damage Inflicted By India Seen On Camera

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Last Updated:June 02, 2025, 15:14 IST

Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres were seen gathered in what remains of the prayer hall at the Muridke headquarters - seen visibly damaged from the India's operation Sindoor.

Lashkar cadre seen at Muridke headquarters, one of the terror sites that was hit by India under Operation Sindoor. (Image: Sourced)

Weeks after India dismantled key terror infrastructure in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor, terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is showing signs of regrouping, with top intelligence sources warning of a strategic revival under the guise of reconstruction and religious outreach.

Fresh visuals accessed by CNN-News18 through top intelligence sources show LeT resuming Friday prayers at its Muridke headquarters, a site long known as a nerve centre for radical indoctrination. A small group of cadres, believed to be local residents or administrative workers, were seen gathered in what remains of the prayer hall—seen visibly damaged from the May 8 Indian strikes. Intelligence sources say it is the same hall where LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, his brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki, and more recently his son Talha Saeed, regularly led sermons and jihadi discourses.

In a second video, the extent of the destruction becomes even clearer. Entire blocks of the Muridke complex appear devastated. A third image shows the Bahawalpur headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) with its roof caved in, confirming the severe impact of the Indian strikes on both terror outfits.

The retaliatory strikes were launched by Indian forces after the April 22 Pahalgam massacre in Kashmir, where 26 civilians were killed in a brutal assault attributed to LeT operatives. Following mounting evidence of their involvement in the terror attack, India decided to hit the epicentres of terrorist planning and training in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

While the strikes inflicted heavy damage, intelligence sources caution that the campaign against terror is far from over. “This is not the end of their operations," a senior official stated. “They are now relocating their activities with the full logistical and material support of the Pakistan Army."

The officials further warn that LeT and JeM are expected to exploit the destruction for financial gain. “They’ll tap into the sympathy network across Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and other Muslim countries, collecting vast sums under the guise of Zakat and reconstruction aid," one source revealed.

The Pakistan government has reportedly vowed to rebuild the mosques and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) headquarters in the Muridke area — one of the nine terror bases hit by India during Operation Sindoor. The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, a political wing of the banned JuD and a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), said last week that the government has assured them Muridke would be developed at its own expense, reported news agency PTI.

Earlier this week, Pakistan’s federal minister Rana Tanveer Hussain had visited Muridke and said that the Pakistani government has pledged to rebuild the area at its own expense.

Most concerningly, a recent event in Kasur on May 28 saw several known jihadist leaders sharing the stage, signaling a unified front and a reinvigorated ideological campaign. Saifullah Kasuri, alias Khalid, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and one of those behind the Pahalgam terror attack, was spotted at a public rally in Kasur.

According to multiple reports, Pakistani politician Malik Ahmad Khan was also seen sharing the stage with Khalid. In a video that was widely circulated on social media, Saifullah Khalid could be heard spewing venom against India, Hindus, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He also referred to the Pakistani terrorists killed in India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ as “martyrs".

“I was informed that there was a terrorist attack in India on April 22, and later I came to know that India had referred to me as the mastermind of the attack," Khalid could be heard saying at the rally. “We are not going to be scared by bullet shots and firing, and we aspire to die as martyrs," he said.

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