Technically speaking NOT a Pakistani group nor is it an “Al Qaeda splinter. This is very clearly a Taliban group and probably revolves around the policies towards the Taliban allies in Northern Pakistani territory. This is a feint.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (Urdu: لشكرِ طيبه laškar-ĕ �?/SPAN>aiyyiba; literally Army of the Good, commonly translated as Army of the Righteous; also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-i-Taiba, or LeT) is one of the largest and most active terrorist organizations in South Asia.<o:p></o:p>

It was founded by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, and is currently based near Lahore, Pakistan operating several militant training camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Lashkar-e-Taiba members have carried out major attacks against India and its primary objective is to end Indian rule in Kashmir. Some breakaway Lashkar members have also been accused of carrying out attacks in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:country-region>, particularly in Karachi, to mark its opposition to the policies of President Pervez Musharraf. The organization is banned as a terrorist organization by India, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia and Australia. According to some sources, Laskar-e-Taiba renamed itself to Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JUD) in January 2002 to escape the ban imposed by the Pakistani government. <o:p></o:p>