New Delhi: At a rally in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Wednesday—marking the 27th anniversary of the country’s nuclear weapons acquisition—senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Muzammil Hashmi claimed a role in the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh’s prime minister in July 2024.
In a viral video doing the rounds on social media, the US-designated terrorist is purportedly seen claiming that the LeT “defeated Modi in Bangladesh” last year.
“Modi tu janta hai humne pichle saal tujhe bangladesh me shikast di (Modi, you know we defeated you in Bangladesh last year)?” he says.
ThePrint has not independently verified the authenticity of the video.
The video was shared by Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Sheikh Hasina’s son, and later by former Pakistani diplomat Husain Haqqani.
“The rhetoric of Jihadi extremists at their public rallies makes it difficult for the rest of the world to believe official assertions that Pakistan is no longer sponsoring or tolerating them,” Haqqani wrote on X.
The rhetoric of Jihadi extremists at their public rallies makes it difficult for the rest of the world to believe official assertions that Pakistan is no longer sponsoring or tolerating them. pic.twitter.com/4bNoAgVtbV
— Husain Haqqani (@husainhaqqani) May 30, 2025
This video follows Bangladesh interim legal adviser Asif Nazrul’s reported meeting with Harun Izhar, chief of LeT’s Bangladesh module, just hours after the Pahalgam terror attack in India.
According to local media, the meeting took place at the Ministry of Law, Dhaka. The report was first shared by Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Sheikh Hasina’s son.
Izhar, linked to numerous terror plots, including a 2009 plan to attack the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, was reportedly also accompanied by several LeT operatives.
At the Gujranwala rally, Hashmi can also be heard delivering a fiery speech aimed at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, “You try to scare us with your bullets, Modi. Here’s our message: Our children aren’t afraid of your missiles—why would we fear your bullets?”
“Your predecessors could not intimidate us, and neither will you,” he says. “Look at the history of Hindustan and your forefathers. They have always bowed before us—and so will you.”
(Edited by Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri)
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