Overview
- Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan publicly dismissed India’s FIR against Saifullah Kasuri and demanded an impartial investigation into the April 22 massacre.
- At the Kasur rally, Kasuri praised militants killed in India’s Operation Sindoor as “martyrs” and rejected claims that he orchestrated the Pahalgam attack.
- Talha Saeed, son of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, shared the stage with Khan and Kasuri, underscoring elite political backing for LeT figures.
- The Pahalgam assault left 26 civilians dead after assailants forced non-Muslim victims to recite Islamic verses before execution.
- International calls for de-escalation have intensified after Operation Sindoor destroyed terror camps in Pakistan, reportedly killing over 100 militants.