Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (Punjabi: ਲਸ਼ਕਰ-ਏ-ਝੰਗਵੀ, لشكرِجهنگوی; alternately Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, LJ; English: Army of Jhang) is an Islamist militant organization, rooted in the Deobandi school of thought. Formed in 1996, it is affiliated with Al Qaeda, and has operated in Pakistan since Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) activist Riaz Basra broke away from the SSP over differences with his seniors. The group is considered a terrorist organization by Pakistan and the United States. Basra formed his own neo-Wahabi organization, named after the late founder of the original Sipah-e-Sahaba,... read more