JuD Back in Business, Organising Conference in PoK

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the frontal organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is back in business after lying low for over a year following 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, reported CNN-IBN.

Reports said that JuD is convening a Yakjaiti-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Solidarity conference) at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Thursday.

Terrorists who are likely to attend the conference include Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin, Jamaat leader Abdul Rehman Makki and former ISI chief Hamid Gul, said report.

Report said that JuD plans to organize more such conferences across Pakistan in weeks to come.

JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the alleged mastermind of 26/11 attacks, will address the conference in Islamabad, said report.

It should be noted that the development comes at a time when the Centre has started conceding that Pakistan is acting against the Lashkar and the 26/11 masterminds.

After the 26/11 terror attacks, the United Nations banned the JuD and its chief Saeed was placed under house arrest by the Pakistani government.

However, Saeed was later released as the Pakistani government failed to substantiate the charges levelled against him.

The conference in Muzaffarabad is being held after a gap of several years as such gatherings were not permitted by authorities after former dictator Pervez Musharraf clamped down on jehadi groups following an assurance to New Delhi that Pakistani soil would not be used for anti-India activities.

Indian government sources said that if the reports of the terror meeting are true then it is a matter of great concern for the country, said report.