A new face of terrorism is emerging in Pakistan following India’s Operation Sindoor, with organisations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) adopting fresh strategies to recruit women into violent militancy. According to revelations by media, a newly circulated curriculum aims to train women as fidayeen, suicide attackers, while explicitly framing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India as enemies.
The shift in recruitment tactics comes in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the Pahalgam massacre in which 26 civilians were killed. Intelligence assessments suggest that Pakistan-based militant groups are now expanding outreach to women and young people, disguising recruitment efforts within social, political and educational initiatives. Leaked video footage described as Lashkar-e-Taiba’s “new curriculum” appears to show women and girls being systematically indoctrinated with extremist ideology. The content of the videos emphasises hostility towards India and profiles Modi as a principal adversary. The material is said to have originated from a Lashkar training centre and offers what investigators describe as direct evidence of live indoctrination, recruitment and jihadi propaganda.
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The training operation is reportedly centred in Sialkot and led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf, a figure designated a global terrorist by the United States. In the footage, Rauf is seen encouraging women to participate in jihadi activities. Known previously for leading funeral prayers for militants in the presence of Pakistani military personnel, Rauf is now alleged to be preparing women for violent action via online sessions. Intelligence agencies have labelled the programme a “new curriculum of terrorism,” warning that the pedagogy goes beyond rhetoric to active recruitment and operational preparation. Following earlier indications of Jaish-e-Mohammed’s outreach to women, Lashkar-e-Taiba has reportedly increased similar efforts, intent on broadening its influence across Pakistan’s social and civic arenas. Investigators say there is mounting evidence that some LeT training centres maintain links with elements of the Pakistani army and police. Officials familiar with the probes allege that certain officers have provided both military and ideological instruction at these camps.
The jihadi syllabus is said to be presented under the benign cover of empowerment, offering education and community work while simultaneously advancing an extremist agenda. In one clip, Hafiz Abdul Rauf tells female attendees that their duty is to fight in the name of jihad, reinforcing the idea that their primary enemy is Modi and India. Another LeT commander, Imtiaz Ahmed Makki, is recorded asserting that the conflict is not merely a bilateral Pakistan, India confrontation but a larger campaign orchestrated by their Jamaat. Makki references Markaz-e-Taiba Muridke as a central hub and declares Modi and India the group’s foremost adversaries, adding that all their activities are directed towards jihad. Makki also asserts that the organisation will pursue its goals through a political façade, naming the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League as a front. Intelligence sources say that since orchestrating the 26/11 attacks, Lashkar-e-Taiba has quietly expanded its network across civic and political fronts, operating under the pretexts of education and women’s empowerment.
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The network includes several affiliated entities, the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, Muslim Youth League, Muslim Women’s League and the Muslim Girls’ League. Reports indicate that the latter two groups are managed by women from the family of Hafiz Saeed. Despite their public branding as vehicles for women’s empowerment, investigators contend these organisations function to groom girls and women for jihadist roles. Intelligence assessments emerging after Operation Sindoor suggest a worrying evolution in militant strategy that an organised effort to normalise radicalisation through ostensibly social and political channels, with complicity from some state actors. The leaked curriculum and footage have prompted concern that militant groups are deliberately harnessing the language of empowerment to recruit and prepare a new cadre of female extremists.
