By: Ali Rizvi POLI 367 11/21/2013. Lashkar e Taiba (LeT) is a paramilitary organization in Pakistan primarily settled in the disputed Kashmir region.

By: Ali RizviPOLI 367

11/21/2013

Lashkar e Taiba (LeT) is a paramilitary organization in Pakistan primarily settled in the disputed Kashmir region targeting Indians

Operations funded by• State sponsorships• Charities• Illegal business• Process of transferring money

Sponsored Primarily by Pakistani Government during Musharraf’s Presidency

Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) gives both genuine and counterfeit money to LeT

President Musharraff’s and ISI’s support for LeT ended in 2002 after reports of them supporting Al-Qaida

Funded by Pakistani-British citizens due to Britain's dominating Pakistani population

Donors were sent to Saudi Arabia to raise funds and donations

Charity funds from British mosques for Pakistani earthquake victims were funneled through “hawala” and sent to LeT operatives in Pakistan

Own businesses• Fish farms• Hospitals• Agricultural tracts• Mobile clinics• Ambulance services

Illegal business• Counterfeit• Extortion• False Trade invoicing• Narcotics

Hashish Opium

Money transfer• Hawala

LeT is funded by• Pakistan government• ISI• Charities• Businesses• Narcotics

Recruitment• 12 different channels

LeT member (20 %) Family member (20 %) Mosque (17%) LeT literature (12%) Friend (5%)