Pakistan Army Accused of Shielding Lashkar Leader Hafiz Abdur Rauf as Religious Figure

Quick Summary

• Pakistan Army Allegations: Pakistan’s DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry defended Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Hafiz Abdur rauf, claiming he was an “innocent religious leader.” Evidence presented during the press conference contradicted this claim.
• Claims vs Reality: Hafiz abdur Rauf has been a designated global terrorist linked with LeT’s terror-funding and recruitment efforts since 1999, operating under organizations like Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF).
• Funeral Incident: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri revealed photo evidence of Pakistani Army officials attending a funeral organized by Hafiz Abdur Rauf for deceased terrorists draped in Pakistan’s national flag.

– officials identified included Lt. Gen. Fayyaz Hussain Shah, maj. Gen. Rao Imran Sartaj, and others.
– The funeral honored three Jamaat-ud-Dawa members killed during India’s Operation sindoor.

• Operation sindoor Success:

– On May 7,India launched precise counter-terrorism strikes across nine terror hubs in Muridke and Bahawalpur after an April attack killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam.- Over 100 terrorists were eliminated, including highly ranked members of LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed such as Yusuf Azhar and Abdul Malik Rauf.
– indian forces destroyed multiple terror camps alongside 11 Pakistani air bases.

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Indian Opinion Analysis

The latest revelations highlight Pakistan’s continued denial of its support for terrorism despite mounting evidence against key figures such as Hafiz Abdur Rauf. Protecting individuals linked to global terrorism undermines regional peace initiatives while reinforcing perceptions that Pakistan uses political fronts as scaffolding for terror infrastructure.

India’s Operation Sindoor presents two significant aspects:

1. Strategic precision by dismantling major cross-border terror networks signals India’s proactive defense strategy against threats targeting civilians on its soil.
2. public disclosure of Pakistan Army officials’ attendance at funerals underscores the depth of institutional complicity between the Pakistani state apparatus and groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba.

these developments could influence India-Pakistan relations further if international stakeholders demand accountability from Islamabad based on documented evidence provided by New Delhi.

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