Pahalgam Attack Mastermind Shares Stage With Politician At Pakistan Rally, Spews Venom Against India

Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 13:32 IST

Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Saifullah Khalid, mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack, was seen addressing a public rally in Pakistan's Punjab under army protection.

Pahalgam terror attack mastermind Saifullah Khalid (Video screengrab/Social Media)

Saifullah Kasuri, alias Khalid, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and the mastermind behind the Pahalgam terror attack, was on Wednesday spotted at a public rally in Pakistan’s Punjab.

According to multiple reports, Pakistani politician Malik Ahmad Khan was also seen sharing the stage with Khalid.

Videos, widely shared on the internet, showed Saifullah Khalid addressing a rally, while the Pakistani army provided him full protection.

Talha Saeed, the son of LeT founder and Mumbai terror attacks mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, was also present at the rally.

In the video, Saifullah Khalid could be heard spewing venom against India, Hindus, and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He also referred to the Pakistani terrorists killed in India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ as “martyrs".

“I was informed that there was a terrorist attack in India on April 22, and later I came to know that India had referred to me as the mastermind of the attack," Khalid could be heard saying at the rally.

“We are not going to be scared by bullet shots and firing, and we aspire to die as martyrs," he said.

WHO IS SAIFULLAH KHALID?

Saifullah Khalid is the deputy chief of LeT. According to reports, he maintains a close connection with Hafiz Saeed.

Khalid, who gets full support of Pakistan, is a ‘favourite asset’ of the Pakistani army officers, and roams freely there. He is also infamous for giving several Jihadi speeches.

Khalid has been instigating the Pakistani army and brainwashing the youth, reports added.

For the Pahalgam terror attack, it was learnt that Khalid reached Kanganpur in Punjab, Pakistan, two months before. A large battalion of the Pakistani army is generally present there.

As many as 26 tourists were shot dead by armed terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22.

Survivors later said the terrorists had asked them about their faith, and shot dead those who said they were non-Muslims.

The terrorists also asked the tourists to recite a ‘Kalma‘ (an Islamic phrase) to confirm if they were non-Muslims, before shooting them point-blank.

Later, The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, co-founded by Hafiz Saeed, claimed responsibility for the attack.

In response, India, on the intervening night of May 7 and 8, launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan and destroyed multiple terror targets there. More than 100 terrorists, taking shelter in Pakistan, were also killed in the operation.

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