Lashkar may refer to: Lascar, a type of sailor or militiaman employed by the British in South Asia (modern Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) Lashkar (film), a 1989 Bollywood film Laskhar (novel), a 2008 military action thriller by Mukul Deva, published by HarperCollins. This is the first of a 4-book bestseller series. The motion picture rights of this novel were purchased by Planman Motion Pictures. Lashkargah, a city in southern Afghanistan, capital of Helmand Province Lashkar, Gwalior, an area of the city of Gwalior, formerly a separate town Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a militant organization in Pakistan Lashkar-e-Omar, a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist organization Lashkar-e-Qahhar, an Islamist group that claimed responsibility for the 11 July 2006 Mumbai Train Bombings Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani Islamist terrorist organization See also Lascar (disambiguation) Lashkari (disambiguation) Laskar (disambiguation) Askar (disambiguation), an Arabic word derived from the Persian one Askari