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India Charges Lashkar-e-Taiba Founder Hafiz Saeed; Pakistan Denies Involvement

7/7/2026

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India’s NIA charged Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed on July 6 for the 2025 Pahalgam attack, while Pakistan denied involvement and demanded a probe.
The attack killed 26, mostly Hindu tourists, near Pahalgam and sparked a four-day exchange that left over 70 dead.
The indictment says Saeed waged war against India and has been jailed in Pakistan since a 2020 terrorism-financing conviction after heading the United Nations (UN)-sanctioned, United States (U.S.)-listed Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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India’s NIA charged Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed on July 6 for the 2025 Pahalgam attack, while Pakistan denied involvement and demanded a probe.
The attack killed 26, mostly Hindu tourists, near Pahalgam and sparked a four-day exchange that left over 70 dead.
The indictment says Saeed waged war against India and has been jailed in Pakistan since a 2020 terrorism-financing conviction after heading the United Nations (UN)-sanctioned, United States (U.S.)-listed Lashkar-e-Taiba.