Pakistan Activates Banned DPC, Lashkar, JuD Fronts Amid 'Shia Threat' to Asim Munir

• Banned Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) reactivated as an establishment tool, raising alarms among regional observers.
• Activation follows an alleged “Shia threat” to Pakistani Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.
• DPC functions as a “triad structure”: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as militant backbone, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as public-facing front, and the outfit for political-street mobilisation.
• Despite official bans and international pressure, these interconnected fronts operate freely, especially in major cities like Karachi.
• Revival aims to counterbalance pro-Iran Shia mobilisation and suppress domestic Shia activism, using sectarian and hardline nationalist messaging.