‘Pahalgam Made Me Famous’: LeT Men, Pakistani Ministers Share Stage, Spread Anti-India Hate

Last Updated:May 30, 2025, 17:25 IST

Pak's state-terror nexus: As Saifullah Kasuri boasts of fame, Talha Saeed calls Pahalgam attack “drama”. Minister Rasheed says Hafiz Saeed, Kasuri represent “24 crore Pakistanis"

Talha Saeed (left) and Saifullah Kasuri. (X/File)

Underscoring Pakistan’s state-terror nexus, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Saifullah Kasuri, believed to be the mastermind of the April 22 Pahalgam attack, on Wednesday attended a rally, along with their ministers and wanted terrorists, including 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son, Talha.

“I was blamed and called the mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack, now I am famous in the entire world," said Kasuri, at the event in Kasoor in Punjab province.

According to an India Today report, Pakistan’s Food Minister Malik Rasheed Ahmad Khan and Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan were present in the crowd. They welcomed Kasuri on the stage and embraced him.

‘HUM GOLIYON SE DARNE WALE HAIN KYA?’

Kasuri went on to announce plans to build a centre, road, and hospital in Allahabad in the name of Mudassir Shaheed, who was reportedly one of several high-profile terrorists killed in May 7 strikes by India on nine terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks – “Roti khaao, nahi to meri goli hai hi" – Kasuri said, “Narendra Modi samajhta hai hum goliyon se darne wale hain? Ye uski bhool hai (Modi is mistaken if he thinks we are scared of bullets)."

In fact, the ministers personally welcomed Kasuri to the stage and embracing him. The India Today report further stated that Minister Malik Rasheed openly declared that “24 crore Pakistanis are today represented by men like Hafiz Saeed and Saifullah Kasuri".

MY FATHER UNDER PEACEFUL PROTECTION OF STATE: HAFIZ SAEED’S SON

Talha, 50, is a senior leader of the LeT and is the head of the cleric wing of the banned outfit. He is actively involved in recruitment, fund collection, planning and executing attacks by LeT in India and Indian interests in Afghanistan, according to the FirstPost.

In the rally, he said, “Today there is a message for India from Pakistan. We have won ‘Operation Bunyan al-Marsus’ and God should accept our presence here. I’m thankful to Malik Ahmad Khan, speaker of Punjab Assembly, Malik Rashid Khan and Saifullah Khalid for their presence here on stage. I also salute the people of Pakistan on behalf of my father Hafiz Saeed. I am here to tell you God loves those who do jihad."

Talha also called the Pahalgam terror attack “drama", adding that his father was under the peaceful protection of the state.

Earlier in February, Talha delivered a provocative speech at a rally in Lahore to “liberate Kashmir from India at any cost".

A REGULAR OCCURRENCE

In September 2018, Pakistan’s Religious Affairs and Interfaith Minister Noor-ul-Haq Qadri shared a platform with Hafiz Saeed. In December 2018, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi openly expressed support of his government to Saeed and his terror outfit.In September 2013, the terrorist, who carries a US bounty of $10 million, appeared openly at a rally in Islamabad, denouncing India as a terrorist state.In February 2014, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, the man behind the 2001 Parliament attack in India, spoke against the country in a rally in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir capital Muzaffarabad.With inputs from agenciesLocation : First Published:

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