Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander
A Lashkar-e-Taiba commander has publicly claimed that over 30 group members have been killed by Indian agents in Pakistan since 2020. The speech is viewed by security experts as a narrative-building exercise amid internal unrest in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
Why it matters
This admission provides rare insight into the covert intelligence operations and internal security pressures affecting the India-Pakistan geopolitical dynamic.
In a significant public admission by terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), senior commander Rizwan Hanif has claimed that over 30 members linked to the group have been killed across Pakistani cities since 2020 by "India agents". LeT members were targeted in Peshawar, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot, Hanif said while addressing a crowd in Pakistan.Attempting to frame these targeted killings as religious persecution, Hanif - the wanted deputy chief of Lashkar's POK unit - launched into inflammatory rhetoric.
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