Top intelligence sources said the presence of Pakistani politicians alongside Talha Saeed shows the country’s institutional support of terrorism
A video of UN-proscribed terrorist Talha Saeed – son of 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed – has emerged in which he is purportedly inciting violence against India, during a public rally at Lahore in the presence of the Pakistani politicians on stage.
The video clip from the rally, which was held on Wednesday (May 28), shows Talha Saeed welcoming the speaker of the Punjab assembly, Malik Ahmad Khan, on stage along with other politicians. Posters of Field Marshal Asim Munir can also be spotted, alongside those of Hafiz Saeed.
According to top intelligence sources, this shows Pakistan’s institutional support of terrorism. Under the guise of appreciating ‘Operation Bunyan al-Marsus’, when Pakistan tested its nuclear weapons, all the extremists are back together on the same stage, the sources said.
The intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that the presence of Talha shows that the extremists are celebrating the Pakistan Army under state sponsorship. He also named alleged Pahalgam attack mastermind Saifullah Khalid during the rally, they said.
They said India did not err by targeting terror infrastructure under Operation Sindoor in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Talha’s speech threatened to “choke India” over the abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which is a lifeline for Pakistan’s agriculture.
“Today there is a message for India from Pakistan. We have won ‘Operation Bunyan al-Marsus’ and God should accept our presence here. I’m thankful to Malik Ahmad Khan, speaker of Punjab Assembly, Malik Rashid Khan and Saifullah Khalid for their presence here on stage. I also salute the people of Pakistan on behalf of my father Hafiz Saeed. I am here to tell you God loves those who do jihad,” he said during the rally.