A video has surfaced showing the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), identified by U.S., Indian and other global intelligence agencies as a front for the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), collaborating with the Pakistan Army in flood relief efforts in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces.
Amid the devastating 2025 floods, which displaced over 760,000 people, PMML/LeT cadres are distributing food, blankets, and medical supplies.
The group is reportedly fundraising through animal hide sales and digital wallets to support these efforts. Critics warn this allows LeT to expand its influence under the guise of charity, raising concerns about state complicity despite Pakistan’s official ban on the group.
LeT’s relief efforts are also a strategic tool to bolster its terror network. By gaining local support through humanitarian work, LeT recruits and radicalizes youth, channeling them into militant activities targeting Indian Kashmir and mainland India.
Past patterns, like post-2010 flood recruitment, show LeT exploiting goodwill to fund and plan attacks, including cross-border infiltrations and bombings, raising alarms about its dual role in charity and terrorism.