From 'jihad' to 'resistance': How Pakistan based terror groups are changing their names to mask their dirty origins

In the aftermath of India's 2019 revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) strategically rebranded themselves as the People's Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) and The Resistance Front (TRF), respectively. This shift aimed to shed overt Islamist identities, adopting secular-sounding names to appeal to international audiences and evade scrutiny. Despite these changes, both groups continue their militant activities under new guises, complicating...