Summary: Lashkar maritime training is under way at Charna Island, about 50 km from Karachi, where Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists sheltered by Pakistan are being taught scuba diving, combat swimming and underwater operations while posing as tourists. The trainers belong to the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), an LeT proxy, and the unit is called the "Dawa marine wing" or "Sada-e-Hurriyat". The 26/11 attackers came by sea; LeT has kept a small maritime group since 2008 and is now working on larger sea attacks, NDTV reports, citing sources.
Why it matters: Pakistan shelters the outfit behind 26/11 and, reportedly, now hides its sea wing among scuba tourists 50 km from Karachi. Every claim that Pakistan has acted against Lashkar deserves a one-line reply: Charna Island.
“In Pak's Scuba Diving Site, Lashkar Trains For Sea Ops Posing As Tourists: Sources” — NDTV, 6 Nov 2026
Terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who have been sheltered by Pakistan have been training in a maritime environment in a location near Karachi under the guise of tourism, people with direct knowledge of the matter have told NDTV.
The terrorists are being trained in scuba diving, combat swimming and other underwater operations at Charna Island, just 50 km from Karachi, sources said. This picturesque area is popular with tourists due to its many diving sites.
They are part of what the intelligence agencies call "Dawa marine wing" or "Sada-e-Hurriyat" of Lashkar…
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