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A widely circulated video reportedly shows former Pakistani interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed at a public event.
People beside him are identified in reports as Lashkar-e-Taiba-linked figures.
Ahmed reportedly praised Hafiz Saeed, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s founder.
He called himself Saeed’s slave or servant in remarks shown in the video.
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Ahmed claimed Saeed’s phone number had appeared on his phone in the United States.
He reportedly said that claim led to his expulsion from the United States.
The video includes remarks threatening destruction or other harm against India.
The video’s date and authenticity have not been independently verified.
The episode renewed scrutiny of alleged links between Pakistani political figures and banned militant groups.