Now, Lashkar-e-Taiba Admits India Destroyed Markaz Taiba In Pakistan In Op Sindoor - Viral Video

In a significant development, a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has publicly admitted that the group's headquarters in Muridke, Pakistan, was destroyed in a military operation by the Indian armed forces.

In a video circulating on social media, LeT operative Qaasim is seen standing in front of the ruined complex, known as Markaz Taiba, and confirming that the site is being rebuilt to be "bigger than before." This statement directly contradicts the Pakistani government's claim that the facility was no longer in use by the terrorist organization.

"I am standing on the ruins of Markaz Taiba in Muridke, which was destroyed in the (Indian) attack. The process of rebuilding it is underway. With god's grace, this mosque will be built bigger than before," Qaasim claims in the video.

Qaasim explicitly stated that the center was used to train militants and students, and he urged Pakistani youth to join its jihadist training program. In a separate video, Saifullah Kasuri, the deputy chief of LeT, claimed that the reconstruction is being funded by the Pakistani government and army.

The video surfaces days after JeM Commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri claimed that the Indian Army tore the family of Masood Azhar's family into pieces during Operation Sindoor, launched by India to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure deep inside Pakistan.

In a viral video, JeM commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri talks about the May 7 Indian attack. "Embracing terrorism, we fought Delhi, Kabul and Kandahar to protect the borders of this country. After sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar's family was torn apart by Indian forces in Bahawalpur," Hindustan Times quoted Kashmiri as saying in Urdu.

Following the deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, India, on May 7, hit nine terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and Pakistan, killing over 100 terrorists. It was reported that at least 10 family members of Azhar were killed in the attack, including his wife.

The strikes, executed using stand-off weapons, drones, and precision-guided munitions, focused on dismantling terror infrastructure while avoiding Pakistani military installations. Key locations hit included Muridke, near Lahore, which houses Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) sprawling headquarters, and Bahawalpur, JeM's primary stronghold in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Additional targets in PoK-Kotli and Muzaffarabad-harbored long-standing LeT and JeM training camps. Other facilities destroyed included a Hizbul Mujahideen base in Sialkot and LeT's Markaz Ahle Hadith in Barnala.