lashkar
[lash-ker]
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Lashkar
[luhsh-ker]
- the modern part of Gwalior city in N India: capital of former Gwalior state.
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Contemporary Examples
The dedication of State Department diplomats such as Marlin Hardinger—on his fourth year in Lashkar Gah—is breathtaking.
Hafez Saed, head of Lashkar e Tayyiba and mastermind of the Mumbai massacre, lives and preaches openly in Lahore.
He was accused of supporting Headley's reconnaissance for the Mumbai and Denmark attacks and of overall support for Lashkar.
The defense established that Rana communicated with Major Iqbal, but not any Lashkar masterminds.
At some point in time there is not going to be any doubt whatsoever that the ISI coordinated the attack with Lashkar.
Historical Examples
This total includes the new town of Lashkar or “the Camp” which is the modern capital of the state and old Gwalior.
The town of Lashkar, the State capital city, being reported full of plague, I was naturally careful in passing through.
Ranching, Sport and TravelThomas Carson
The new city, or Lashkar, lies to the south, more than a mile distant.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian OfficialWilliam Sleeman
Lashkar
- a former city in N India, in Madhya Pradesh: capital of the former states of Gwalior and Madhya Bharat; now part of the city of Gwalior
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