Lashkar Terrorist Attends Shoaib Akhtar’s Brother’s Funeral

NEW DELHI- The funeral of former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s elder brother, Shahid Akhtar, in Islamabad has come under scrutiny after senior members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including its deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri, were seen attending the last rites.

Shahid Akhtar passed away on June 24 and was laid to rest at the H-8 graveyard in Islamabad. Videos from the funeral, which have since gone viral on social media, showed Saifullah Kasuri and several other individuals associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba attending the funeral prayers.

Among those present was Inam Ur Rehman, president of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), widely regarded as the political front of Lashkar-e-Taiba. The PMML was formed by UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed after his earlier organizations, including Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Milli Muslim League (MML), faced international and domestic sanctions.

The presence of senior Lashkar-e-Taiba functionaries at the public funeral has once again drawn attention to the continued visibility of members of proscribed terror organizations in Pakistan.

Saifullah Kasuri, the deputy chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has repeatedly made anti-India statements, including warnings of another Mumbai-style terror strike through the sea route. (IANS)