Ansar-ul-Mujahidin is an Islamic extremist organisation founded in the beginning of March 2013. The jihadist group is known to include Uzbekistan fighters and is referred to as a faction of the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Islami Pakistan). Pakistani intelligence information links Mufti Shafique (leader of the TTP Gandapur group) with the Ansar-ul-Mujahidin.