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Former Pakistan minister praises Hafiz Saeed, threatens India’s destruction
Former Pakistan minister praises Hafiz Saeed, threatens India’s destruction
Former Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has been filmed sharing a stage with identified Lashkar-e-Taiba members and openly praising the banned group's chief, Hafiz Saeed. At an event in Pakistan, Rasheed…
The Story in Brief
Former Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has been filmed sharing a stage with identified Lashkar-e-Taiba members and openly praising the banned group's chief, Hafiz Saeed. At an event in Pakistan, Rasheed declared, "I am a slave of Hafiz Saeed," and said that Allah would destroy India if it "even looks towards Pakistan." He appeared alongside Khalid Masood Sandhu, described as a senior LeT commander, and Qari Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, a member of the terror group's advisory committee. Rasheed served as interior minister under Imran Khan from 2020 to 2022. The video has drawn sharp criticism.
Both ABP News and India TV report the same footage and remarks, with India TV emphasising the incident as proof that Pakistan remains a safe haven for terrorists. Rasheed's statements have revived scrutiny of LeT's continued presence in Pakistan's political circles.
The Indian Opinion
The video of Sheikh Rasheed flaunting his loyalty to a jailed terrorist leader is unsettling, but some Indian coverage has exaggerated it into proof that Pakistan's entire state is complicit. Rasheed is a former minister from a party that lost power in 2022 and no longer controls policy. The real test is whether Pakistan's current government will publicly denounce his remarks, or take action against him under anti-terror laws. Silence would be far more telling than a rally speech by a political has-been.
Sources (2): news.abplive.com, indiatvnews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
