Earlier this week, the Pakistani government claimed it took control of the radical Markaz-e-Taiba, the headquarters and campus for the Jamaat-ud-Dawa in the city of Muridke. Jamaat-ud-Dawa is the front group for Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group that was behind the November 2008 terror assault in Mumbai, India. The government appointed a chief administrator and a team of policemen to “supervise and monitor all activities” at the complex. But in Pakistan nothing is as it first seems. Bloomberg reports this team stood by while a radical imam preached jihad against India:
Bloomberg also reported that only a fraction of the schools and complexes run by the terror group have been shut down. And only a few of the wanted Jamaat leaders have actually been arrested. While the government is claiming success in clamping down on the terror group, the members continue to conduct business as usual. Hafiz Saeed, the group’s leader, has been seen in public despite being under “house arrest.” Two weeks ago, the Lashkar-e-Taiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa held a rally under the auspices of a newly named group. But the black-and-white flag of Jamaat-ud-Dawa flew as senior leaders spoke at the podium. The Pakistani government clearly has no intentions of seriously cracking down on these groups.
