Unknown gunmen expose Pakistan’s double game: LeT commander killed, ISI official found with ISIS files

The hit jobs by unidentified gunmen continue to rock both the ISI and the LashkareTaiba LeT in Pakistan Unknown persons have killed a senior LeT commander as well as a lowlevel official linked to the ISIThose killed have been identified as Mir Shukr Khan Raisani and Mohammad Iqbal The LeT has lost several top commanders in recent months thanks to hit jobs by the unidentified gunmenRaisani was a top LeT commander and was killed at Quetta in Balochistan Just a day before his killing he had attended a major event organised by the LeT He was handling operations for the LeT in Balochistan Before this he was involved in recruitment and training targeting Jammu and Kashmir officials saidHowever the killing that the Indian agencies are tracking closely is that of Mohammad Iqbal He was killed by unknown gunmen in Orakzai district which is a mountainous region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPIqbalrsquos death has opened up a can of worms as he was directly involved with the Islamic State in KP and Afghanistan He is originally from the Kurram Agency now known as Kurram DistrictFollowing his death several important documents were found on him The documents suggest that he along with several other ISI officials was directly involved with the Islamic StatePakistan has denied that it supports the Islamic State However the killing of Iqbal and the documents retrieved from him prove that Pakistan has been lying about its links with the Islamic StateAn Intelligence Bureau official said that Pakistan has nurtured the Islamic State in recent times for several reasons It wants to strengthen the outfit so that it can pose problems for the Afghan TalibanWith problems mounting for the Pakistan security forces both in KP and Balochistan it decided to strike a pact with the Islamic State whereby its fighters would battle alongside the LeT against both the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP and the Balochistan Liberation Army BLAAnother official said that the ISI has been training several hundred Islamic State recruits in KP While many are meant to stay back and fight against the TTP and BLA others are being launched in Afghanistan to battle against the TalibanThe Afghan Taliban has accused Pakistan of nurturing groups that are counterproductive to Afghanistan Pakistan has been accused of nurturing Islamic State terrorists on its soil a charge that Islamabad has consistently deniedOfficials say that Iqbalrsquos killing is proof that the ISI is backing the Islamic State The Islamic State Khorasan Province ISKP which was launched in Afghanistan has not managed to fight the Taliban It had sought to throw out the Taliban regime and then establish the Caliphate in Afghanistan However the Taliban proved to be stronger and managed to keep the Islamic State under checkNow that the Taliban and Pakistan have had a falling out Islamabad has decided to nurture the Islamic State The goal is to weaken the Taliban and then under an Islamic State rule take control over AfghanistanOfficials say that the recent spate of killings by unknown gunmen has become a major headache for Pakistan Not only are its designs getting exposed when it comes to links with terror groups but outfits such as the LeT are finding it exceptionally hard to rebuildThe LeT which was hit hard during Operation Sindoor has been trying to rebuild However if one looks into the recent killings it is clear that the target is the top leadership Senior functionaries top commanders and even founding members have been targeted by these unknown gunmen an official saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever