New Delhi, Nov 19: In a startling public admission, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq — until recently the “Prime Minister” of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) — proudly claimed that Pakistan-backed terrorist groups had carried out attacks in India “from the Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir.”
In a viral video address to the PoK Assembly, Haq said,“If you keep bleeding Balochistan, we’ll hit India from Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir … By the grace of Allah, we’ve done it… they still can’t count bodies.”
He went on to assert that armed men struck Delhi, and that Indian authorities had “probably not counted all the bodies so far.
Haq’s reference to the Red Fort points to the November 10 car blast near the historic Delhi monument that killed 14 people. The attack was linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative Dr Umar Un Nabi, the alleged mastermind from a ‘white-collar’ terror module busted in Faridabad shortly before the incident. His mention of “forests of Kashmir” alludes to the April terror attack in Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam, where 26 tourists were gunned down.
Critics say Haq’s bombastic confession underscores Pakistan’s deep involvement in cross-border terrorism. India, meanwhile, maintains that such admissions validate long-standing accusations of Islamabad sponsoring militant proxies to destabilise its neighbour.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) rejected India’s claims. Lt Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry stated that India has not produced “a shred of evidence” to prove Islamabad’s role in the Pahalgam attack, even as tensions lurk over renewed accusations.
Haq’s comments come in the wake of his ouster via a no-confidence vote in PoK earlier this week — but he used his final speech to deliver a chilling message that has reignited scrutiny of Pakistan’s terror strategy.
