Desk:Saifullah Kasuri, the highest Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and the alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam bloodbath, was seen spewing venom towards India throughout a rally held in Lahore on Wednesday. Addressing the gathering within the presence of Pakistani intelligence company ISI operatives, Lashkar commanders, and Pakistani safety officers, Kasuri described himself as a “thorn in India’s coronary heart” and boasted about his newfound fame after the Pahalgam assault.
Notably, Kasuri had earlier denied involvement within the Pahalgam carnage. On the rally, he shared the stage with Talha Saeed — son of Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed and a U.S.-designated terrorist — in addition to Malik Ahmad Khan, Speaker of the Punjab Meeting. The occasion has as soon as once more uncovered Pakistan’s duplicity on terrorism to the world.
Talha Saeed praised Pakistan’s so-called “Banyan al-Marsus” operation, claiming it was a becoming response to India’s Operation Sindoor. He declared, “Allah loves those that take part in jihad,” an announcement that was met with jubilant reactions from Kasuri and others on stage.
Referring to a latest speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kasuri mocked the warning issued by Modi and claimed he was not afraid of bullets. “Does Narendra Modi suppose we’re terrified of bullets? That’s his mistake,” stated Kasuri. Modi had earlier acknowledged in a rally in Bhuj, Gujarat, that if Pakistan continues to make use of terrorism as a weapon, it ought to be able to face India’s bullets.
Kasuri additionally claimed that Pakistan had avenged the 1971 warfare and the division of Pakistan below then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In a provocative political flip throughout his speech, Kasuri referred to imminent elections and even requested his hometown supporters if they might again him towards Modi. “I stay within the coronary heart of Hindustan like a thorn,” he stated. “I thank my Lord. Shouldn’t I contest the following election towards Modi?”
Previous to the Pahalgam assault, Kasuri was reportedly noticed on the Kanganpur military base in Punjab, inciting Pakistani troops and delivering inflammatory speeches towards India. On orders from Hafiz Saeed, Kasuri, Talha Saeed, and Sheikh Sajjad Gul of The Resistance Entrance skilled and dispatched terrorists who carried out the brutal assault in Pahalgam.
This brazen public look of wished terrorists and their open glorification in Pakistan underscores as soon as once more the state’s complicity in sheltering and selling terrorism.