{"id":8697,"date":"2026-08-04T23:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8697"},"modified":"2026-08-04T23:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:09:06","slug":"over-30-operatives-killed-by-indian-agents-since-2020-let-commander-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8697","title":{"rendered":"Over 30 operatives killed by &#8216;Indian agents&#8217; since 2020: LeT commander | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132880075,imgsize-1947962,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132880075.jpg\" alt=\"Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander\" title=\"Rizwan Hanif, a commander affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has alleged that Indian agents have systematically killed more than thirty individuals in different Pakistani locations since 2020. He characterized these murders as acts of religious persecution and rejected the authority of foreign entities. This statement comes amid heightened rhetoric from Pakistan's military, and experts suggest it serves as a strategic narrative amidst rising tensions.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rizwan Hanif, a commander affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has alleged that Indian agents have systematically killed more than thirty individuals in different Pakistani locations since 2020. He characterized these murders as acts of religious persecution and rejected the authority of foreign entities. This statement comes amid heightened rhetoric from Pakistan's military, and experts suggest it serves as a strategic narrative amidst rising tensions.\">Rizwan Hanif, a commander affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has alleged that Indian agents have systematically killed more than thirty individuals in different Pakistani locations since 2020. He characterized these murders as acts of religious persecution and rejected the authority of foreign entities. This statement comes amid heightened rhetoric from Pakistan&#8217;s military, and experts suggest it serves as a strategic narrative amidst rising tensions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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 &#8220;India agents&#8221;.<!-- --> LeT members were targeted in Peshawar, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot, Hanif said while addressing a crowd in Pakistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Attempting to frame these targeted killings as religious persecution, Hanif &#8211; the wanted deputy chief of Lashkar&#8217;s POK unit &#8211; launched into inflammatory rhetoric. In a video circulated on social media, he questioned the group&#8217;s &#8220;crime&#8221;, asserting they were targeted solely for their faith.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Hanif also launched a sharp attack against other faiths in his speech which was filmed by his followers and uploaded on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>He declared that the outfit would continue its activities, rejecting the authority of foreign powers, including the US and Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The hate-filled speech comes on the heels of Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the official spokesperson of Pakistan armed forces (DG-ISPR), and the son of a US-designated terrorist peddling similar extremist views on a video while alleging that Afghans were not Muslims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Security experts saw these speeches as a face-saving narrative building exercise. The escalation in sectarian rhetoric comes as Islamabad faces mounting public unrest in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, where violent state crackdowns against anti-govt protesters at Rawalakot, in particular, and other places have drawn severe criticism while denting Pakistan&#8217;s narrative about it being the champion of Kashmiris and their right to self-determination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif also labelled anti-govt demonstrators in POK as &#8220;enemies&#8221; comparable to India and ruled out any dialogue with them while defending the violent attacks on protesters.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/over-30-operatives-killed-by-indian-agents-since-2020-let-commander\/articleshow\/132880075.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rizwan Hanif, a commander affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has alleged that Indian agents have systematically killed more than thirty individuals in different Pakistani locations since 2020. He characterized these murders as acts of religious persecution and rejected the authority of foreign entities. 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