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Last Updated:February 10, 2026, 11:34 IST
Maulana Fazlur Rehman mocked his own country, questioning why pomegranates from a foreign land are banned but terrorists cross over freely.
A file photo of Pakistani cleric Maulana Fazlur Rehman (AP)
A viral video of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has set social media buzzing after he appeared to roast his own country over strict rules to deny the entry of a foreign fruit, but not terrorists.
Rehman was speaking at a public gathering when he mocked the cross-border controls between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“The strange thing is that not a single pomegranate from Afghanistan can come to Pakistan," he said in the clip now circulating widely online.
He followed it up with, “Not a single winter from Afghanistan can come to Pakistan. Not a single summer from Afghanistan can come to Pakistan," before going on to say that terrorists still manage to cross.
Beyond the fruit analogy, Rehman launched into a broader critique of Islamabad’s Afghanistan strategy, saying citizens had the right to question decades of policy.
“Every citizen wants to ask that from Mohammad Zahir Shah to today’s Amarat-e-Islamiyah, why can’t they work with Pakistan?" he said, listing successive Afghan regimes.
“Different people came, the communist government came, the jihadists came, the Taliban came, the so-called pro-Pakistanis came. Have you ever thought, before criticising others, that the Afghan policy has been useless for the last 78 years?"
Responding to allegations about cross-border terrorism, he added, “Terrorists are coming from Pakistan. If they are coming, then stop them. If they are coming, then kill them. They did not make any request to you."
Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s question to the Field Marshal and DG ISPR:If even fruits cannot cross from Afghanistan into Pakistan, how are terrorists entering?
And why has Pakistan never been willing to cooperate with any Afghan government, from Zahir Shah’s era to the present? pic.twitter.com/RZSdYIXblY
— برهان الدین | Burhan uddin (@burhan_uddin_0) February 8, 2026
Over decades, India and many other nations have repeatedly accused Pakistan of tolerating or quietly harbouring militant groups.
Pakistani governments have consistently rejected those claims, insisting they are themselves victims of terrorism and have conducted major security operations at home.
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First Published:
February 10, 2026, 11:33 IST
News world 'Not Fruits, But Terrorists Can Enter': Pakistan's Fazlur Rehman Mocks Own Country In Viral Video
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