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NIA court issues warrant against Hafiz Saeed in Pahalgam case

NIA court issues warrant against Hafiz Saeed in Pahalgam case

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. The order came after the NIA filed a supplementary charge sheet, stating Saeed has been deliberately evading arrest. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet

NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday named Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed as an accused in its supplementary charge sheet on the Pahalgam terror attack. In the charge sheet filed before the NIA special court in Jammu, the anti-terror agency charged Pakistan-based Saeed in his individual capacity and also as chief of the banned LeT and its active proxy organisation The Resistance Front (TRF), an NIA statement said. NIA has also charged Saeed with waging war against India and hatching a conspiracy from across the border. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NIA names LeT founder Hafiz Saeed as accused in Pahalgam terror attack

NIA names LeT founder Hafiz Saeed as accused in Pahalgam terror attack

Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been named as an accused for his role in the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday (July 6, 2026) filed charges against Hafiz Saeed, chief and founder of Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), in the Pahalgam terror attack case. Twenty-six civilians were killed in the attack on April 22, 2025.  An NIA spokesman said a supplementary chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu. “The accused has been charged under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. NIA has also invoked the penal section against the accused for waging war against India and hatching a conspiracy from across the border in the charge sheet,” the NIA said. How are terrorists designated under the UAPA? | Explained The charge sheet, filed in continuation of the original 1,597-page charge sheet, provided details of Pakistan’s conspiracy, Saeed’s role, and supporting evidence collected by the NIA in …

Op Sindoor Effect? In Threat To India, Lashkar Leader Vows To Continue ‘Kashmir Mission’ | Exclusive | India News

Op Sindoor Effect? In Threat To India, Lashkar Leader Vows To Continue ‘Kashmir Mission’ | Exclusive | India News

Last Updated:December 31, 2025, 15:42 IST Indian intel agencies assess the rhetoric as an attempt at damage control following operational setbacks suffered by Lashkar-linked modules during recent counter-terror operations Saifullah Kasuri, deputy chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba and a key accused in the Pahalgam terror attack, addresses a gathering in Lahore. (Screenshot) A Pakistan-based terror outfit linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has publicly reiterated its commitment to violent jihad in Kashmir, with senior leaders issuing fresh threats against India at a convention held in Lahore, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18. The event, organised under the banner of Jamaat-ud-Dawa—the political front long associated with LeT—was addressed by Saifullah Kasuri, deputy chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba and a key accused in the Pahalgam terror attack. Speaking to cadres, Kasuri declared that the group would “never back down from Mission Kashmir” and invoked religious rhetoric to justify continued violence. “Let those listen who portray us as terrorists—we will continue to fight for what we call a right cause and never abandon our Kashmiri brothers and sisters,” Kasuri said, according to intelligence assessments of …

Operation Sindoor Is “Not Over”, Pakistan Must Hand Over Terrorist Hafiz Saeed: Indian Envoy JP Singh

Operation Sindoor Is “Not Over”, Pakistan Must Hand Over Terrorist Hafiz Saeed: Indian Envoy JP Singh

Jerusalem: Calling upon to form an international coalition against terrorism, India’s Ambassador to Israel JP Singh, has stressed that India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan is “paused” and “not over”, demanding that Islamabad should handover key terrorists Hafiz Saeed, Sajid Mir and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi just like US did with one of the masterminds of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Tahawwur Hussain Rana. Narrating the incidents leading up to India’s offensive, Mr Singh in an interview with Israeli TV channel i24 on Monday said that the operation was initially against terror groups in Pakistan. “The terrorists killed people based on their religion. They asked people their religion before killing them and 26 innocent lives were lost”, the Indian ambassador said citing the Pahalgam attack of April 22. “India’s operation was against terror groups and their infrastructure to which Pakistan responded by attacking India’s military installations”, he emphasised. Asked if the ceasefire is holding and if it is the ‘end of the matter’ for India, Mr Singh responded by saying that “the ceasefire is still holding on but …

Former Pakistani Cricketer Danish Kaneria Slams Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Silence On Pahalgam Terror Attack

Former Pakistani Cricketer Danish Kaneria Slams Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Silence On Pahalgam Terror Attack

Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has publicly criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his silence following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, which resulted in the deaths of 26 tourists. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kaneria questioned the Prime Minister’s lack of condemnation, stating, “If Pakistan truly has no role in the Pahalgam terror attack, why hasn’t Prime Minister @CMShehbaz condemned it yet? Why are your forces suddenly on high alert? Because deep down, you know the truth – you’re sheltering and nurturing terrorists. Shame on you.” If Pakistan truly has no role in the Pahalgam terror attack, why hasn’t Prime Minister @CMShehbaz condemned it yet? Why are your forces suddenly on high alert? Because deep down, you know the truth — you’re sheltering and nurturing terrorists. Shame on you. — Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) April 23, 2025 The attack, which took place in Baisaran near Pahalgam on Tuesday, claimed the lives of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. It is one of the deadliest assaults on civilians in the region in …

Who was Abu Qatal, Hafiz Saeed’s nephew and mastermind behind civilian attacks in J&K, killed in Pakistan? | Latest News India

Who was Abu Qatal, Hafiz Saeed’s nephew and mastermind behind civilian attacks in J&K, killed in Pakistan? | Latest News India

Faisal Nadeem, alias Abu Qatal, a key mastermind behind the attack on a pilgrims’ bus that killed nine and injured 41 in Reasi district on June 9 last year, and the killing of seven people in Rajouri district’s Dangri village on January 1, 2023, was shot dead on Saturday night in the Dina area of Punjab, Pakistan. Abu Qatal was reportedly the nephew and close associate of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed.(X/ Jaipur Dialouges) Qatal, who, according to a Deccan Herald report, was the nephew of 26/11 mastermind and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed. He was traveling with his security guard in Dina area of Jhelum district around 7 pm when they came under a barrage of gunfire from unknown attackers, India Today reported. The attack killed him and one of his security guards on the spot, while another guard was critically injured. Who was Abu Qatal? Abu Qatal, the chief operational commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was responsible for executing attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. He masterminded some of the deadliest attacks …

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 31, 2023

With announcement of new notification, Census to be delayed till at least October 2024 The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils, towns, and municipal bodies, among others, has been extended till June 30, 2024, a senior government official told The Hindu. This means that the decennial Census exercise, initially scheduled to be begin in 2020, will now be postponed till at least October 2024 as it usually takes about three months after the boundaries are set to identify and train the enumerators. Ayodhya airport takes off ahead of January 22 Ram Temple consecration ceremony The world awaits the Ram Temple consecration ceremony on January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Saturday in Ayodhya, adding that no stone will be left unturned to develop the holy place. Given the security arrangements that would be in place, the Prime Minister requested people to visit the temple city only after the consecration ceremony.  Punjab Police form SIT to investigate Nicaragua ‘human trafficking’ case The Punjab Police set up a Special Investigation Team on Saturday …

India On Hafiz Saeed’s Party Fighting Polls

Hafiz Saeed is the mastermind of the 26/11 attacks. New Delhi: Stating that the normalisation of “radical elements” in Pakistan has been a part of Islamabad’s state policy, the Ministry of External Affairs said a political party backed by 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed contesting polls has “serious security implications” for the region. Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday that New Delhi continues to monitor every development having an implication for national security. “The issue of radical elements normalised and participating in elections in Pakistan…it is an internal affair so let me not comment on it. But, the mainstreaming of radical outfits in Pakistan is nothing new and has been a part of their state policy for a long time,” Mr Bagchi said,  addressing the weekly Ministry of External Affairs briefing. He added, “Such developments have a serious security implication for the security of our region. For our part, we continue to monitor every development that has implications for our national security”. Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, who is a UN-proscribed terrorist, is the founder of …

India Wants 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed Extradited, Sends Request To Pak

Hafiz Saeed is wanted in India for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack New Delhi: India has sent a request to Pakistan to extradite 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to India, foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters today. “The person in question (Hafiz Saeed) is wanted in numerous cases in India. He is also a UN-proscribed terrorist. In this regard, we have conveyed a request along with relevant supporting documents, to the government of Pakistan to extradite him to India to face trial in a particular case,” Mr Bagchi said. “We have been flagging the issue of activities that he’s been wanted for. This is a recent request,” he added. Pakistan confirmed it has received India’s request for extradition of Hafiz Saeed, but no bilateral extradition treaty exists between the two neighbours, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said on Friday. “Pakistan has received a request from the Indian authorities, seeking extradition of Hafiz Saeed in a so-called money laundering case. It is pertinent to note that no bilateral …