“Pakistan becoming next fertile ground for Hamas to rejuvenate: Report”, IANS, October 21, 2025
“Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistan has now become a new ground for Hamas operatives. While the international community is focusing on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, it cannot ignore how Pakistan is emerging as the new fertile ground for the terrorist group to rejuvenate, a report has stated.
Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, Hamas’s special representative in Pakistan, Naji Zaheer, has been invited to rallies and conferences as a guest of honour and shared the stage with US-designated terror groups Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad, according to a report in the US-based Middle East Forum. His presence in Pakistan shows “Islamabad’s apparent tolerance, if not endorsement, of Hamas’s agenda.”
Anna Mahjar-Barducci, a Project Director at the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), in the Middle East Forum, wrote, “Zaheer’s footprint in Pakistan has expanded dramatically since October 2023, transforming him into a fixture at high-profile events that blend pro-Palestine rhetoric with jihadist networking. Living in the country as a Hamas special representative, Zaheer has addressed rallies and received accolades from professional bodies……..”
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