Hua (Noun)
Meaning
An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Hua has been linked to several major terrorist attacks in Pakistan, taking hundreds of innocent lives.
- The Indian government has repeatedly accused Islamabad of supporting the Hua.
- In 2019, a group of Hua terrorists attempted to cross the line of control but were stopped by Indian forces.
- India's efforts to convince Pakistan to outlaw the Hua have been met with silence so far.
- Hua has claimed responsibility for an attack on Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir that left several soldiers dead.