- LeT reportedly trains terrorists in waterborne entry, martial arts and AI tools.
- Training reportedly includes Mangla Dam, linked to the 26/11 Mumbai attackers.
- Officials warn AI skills could aid infiltration, cyberattacks and online propaganda
Despite being battered multiple times, Pakistan is far from giving up its intentions to destabilise India, as the terror industry is not only sustaining but growing within the territory it holds. In a fresh update, the notorious terror organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is reportedly teaching its cadres new skills, including martial arts, use of Artificial Intelligence and infiltration through international waters.
A video of the training has gone viral on social media, which shows terrorists training inside a swimming pool. The video also shows LeT commander Rana Mohammad Ashfaq, one of India's most wanted terrorists, entering a swimming pool.
As per a report by NDTV, security agency officials said that the terrorists are preparing on how to infiltrate and exit a territory through water under the supervision of Ashfaq. As part of the training, the terrorists deal with difficult situations to carry out special operations.
The training is significant, especially when infiltration in one of the biggest and deadliest terror attacks that India faced, the 26/11 Mumbai attack, was carried out through water.
Muhammad Ajmal Amir Kasab and other terrorists had entered India's Mumbai in November 2008 by first hijacking a fishing boat and then using inflatable rubber boats.
Additionally, the report suggests that some of the terrorists are getting training at Mangla Dam, where Kasab and other 26/11 terrorists trained.
Martial arts
Another video that has surfaced shows terrorists of young age training in judo, karate, taekwondo and other wrestling techniques.
The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) is involved in providing physical and technical training across several cities in Pakistan.
As per officials, the training is aimed to make terrorists capable of handling all types of situations that may emerge.
AT training to terrorists
Agency officials, cited in the report, also said that newly recruited Lashkar terrorists are being trained in the use of new technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
In one of the videos, Ashfaq could be heard saying, "The enemy is far ahead in technology, so the Mujahideen will also have to learn to adopt and use modern technology."
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Most of the participants in LeT's AI programs are reportedly women. "There is always the possibility that such training could be utilised in the future for maritime infiltration, cyber-attacks and the dissemination of propaganda on social media. Social networks are already being used by such groups to spread their ideology and AI adoption will only ramp that up," an official was quoted as saying.