{
  "id": 150242,
  "title": "Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/over-30-operatives-killed-by-indian-agents-since-2020-let-commander",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T23:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/over-30-operatives-killed-by-indian-agents-since-2020-let-commander/articleshow/132880075.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent public statement by the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), senior commander Rizwan Hanif has asserted that more than 30 of their operatives have been killed since 2020 by operatives from India. These killings occurred in various Pakistani cities such as Peshawar, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad, and Rawalakot. Hanif delivered this claim while speaking to a large crowd in Pakistan. In an attempt to portray these targeted killings as religious persecution, Hanif, who is the wanted deputy chief of LeT's POK unit, delivered a fiery speech filled with inflammatory rhetoric. In a video circulating on social media, he questioned the group's alleged \"crimes\" and claimed they were targeted solely for their faith. Hanif also delivered a scathing attack against other faiths during his speech, which was captured by his followers and shared on social media.\n\nHanif went on to declare that the group would continue its activities, firmly rejecting the authority of foreign powers, including the United States and Israel. The speech came in the wake of remarks from Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the official spokesperson of Pakistan's armed forces (DG-ISPR), who shared similar extremist views in a video. Chaudhry alleged that Afghans are not Muslims. The escalation in sectarian rhetoric comes at a time when Islamabad is grappling with mounting public unrest in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK). Violent state crackdowns against anti-government protesters in Rawalakot, in particular, have drawn severe criticism and tarnished Pakistan's narrative of being a champion of Kashmiris and their right to self-determination. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif also labeled anti-government demonstrators in POK as \"enemies,\" comparable to India, and ruled out any dialogue with them, while defending the violent attacks on protesters.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 30 LeT operatives killed by Indian agents since 2020",
    "Targeted killings in Peshawar, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot",
    "LeT commander Rizwan Hanif claims religious persecution"
  ],
  "editors_take": "LeT's claim of targeted killings by Indian agents validates Pakistan's long-standing narrative of Indian interference, while also highlighting Islamabad's own fraught sectarian dynamics and strained relations with protesters in POK.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}