HyperDic: lashkar-e-jhangvi

English > 1 sense of the word Lashkar-e-Jhangvi:
NOUNgroupLashkar-e-Jhangvia Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda
English > Lashkar-e-Jhangvi: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba.
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
Part ofSipah-e-SahabaA vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan
RegionPakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West PakistanA Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley

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