LeT commander behind Pahalgam attack resurfaces at anti-India rally in Pakistan

LeT commander behind Pahalgam attack resurfaces at anti-India rally in Pakistan

LeT commander Saifullah Kasuri, accused of masterminding the Pahalgam terror attack, resurfaced at a rally in Pakistan alongside political leaders.

A few wanted terrorists Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed also were present. 

Saifullah Kasuri, alias Khalid, is a senior commander of  Lashkar-e-Taiba. 

Rally marked repeated anti-India slogans and speeches, reports say. Talha Saeed, LeT founder's son, also spoke at the rally. 

The rally was organised by the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) to mark Youm-e-Takbeer, Pakistan's annual commemoration of its nuclear tests.

Talha Saeed is also a designated terrorist by India.

“I was blamed as being the mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack, now my name is famous in the entire world,” Kasuri said at the rally in Kasoor in Punjab province.

He is believed to have coordinated the brutal assault on the scenic Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, where terrorists belonging to The Resistance Front, a proxy for the Pakistan-based LeT, gunned down 26 tourists. 

Addressing the crowd, Kasuri announced plans to build a centre, road, and hospital in the name of “Mudassir Shaheed.” 

Mudassir Ahmad was one of several high-profile terror operatives eliminated in India’s retaliatory Operation Sindoor earlier this month. 

Saeed, who ran unsuccessfully for Parliament from Lahore’s NA-122 seat in Pakistan’s 2024 general elections, has continued his public association with the PMML.

The PMML is widely regarded as a political front for the banned LeT.

The PMML has ramped up its anti-India rhetoric in recent weeks, staging protests across major Pakistani cities—Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Faisalabad, and others.

They are also accusing India of “water aggression” for suspending the Indus Waters Treaty after April 23. 

While LeT remains banned both internationally and within Pakistan, groups like the PMML have enabled its leadership to retain political and ideological relevance. 

Hafiz Saeed, the UN-designated terrorist who masterminded the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is still seen as the ideological force behind the PMML’s activities.

India has strongly condemned Pakistan for mainstreaming terrorism.

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