Following Operation Sindoor, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has shifted a large part of its operational and training network deeper into Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, moving away from Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to shield itself from future Indian strikes.

Satellite imagery and ground visuals confirm that Lashkar-e-Taiba is building a new facility, Markaz Jihad-e-Aqsa, in the Lower Dir district, located just 47 km from the Afghan border. The construction is believed to have started in July 2025, two months after the Indian Army destroyed the Markaz Ahle Hadith base at Bhimber-Barnala during Operation Sindoor. The new facility will reportedly host LeT’s Jaan-e-Fidai Fidayeen unit, as per a TOI report.

The centre will be headed by Nasr Javed, a key figure accused of masterminding th

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