Extremist Groups Information for Students
Thomson Gale
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), or Army of Jhangvi, is an extremist organization active in Pakistan. It allegedly has an agenda of liberation and communism. Lashhar-e-Jhangvi believes that the entire nation of Pakistan should only be comprised of a Sunni Muslim population, thus making the group a part of the overall Sunni deobandi movement. In pursuit of this goal LeJ is believed to have engaged in a variety of violent activities directed against Sh’iteMuslims in Pakistan. The U.S. Department of State designated Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2003.
