UN-designated terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba is relocating its operational and training infrastructure deeper into Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to evade Indian strikes. Satellite imagery confirms a new facility, Markaz Jihad-e-Aqsa, is under construction in Lower Dir, 47km from the Afghan border, replacing a hub destroyed by the Indian Army. Key masterminds have been assigned leadership and instructional roles at this new site.

Sonam Wangchuk, the inspiration for the ‘3 Idiots’ protagonist, has emerged as a prominent political activist for Ladakh. He has undertaken multiple hunger strikes, demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule protection for the region’s indigenous people, citing concerns over resource exploitation post-Article 370 abrogation. His latest fast concluded after violent protests erupted across the region.

If approved, members could be appointed to committees for two years starting this session