Senior Pakistani religious and political leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has publicly questioned Pakistan’s military and political establishment over what he described as contradictory positions on cross-border military actions. Rehman, the chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F), made the remarks while addressing the Majlis-e-Ittehad-e-Ummat conference on Monday in Lyari, a historic neighbourhood in Karachi.

Lyari has recently gained international attention as the backdrop of the Bollywood film Dhurandhar, which depicted the intersection of informants and operatives within the area’s underworld.

‘You Cannot Justify Both Positions’: Rehman

Without directly naming Pakistan’s security leadership, Rehman criticised Islamabad’s justification of alleged strikes in Afghanistan that have drawn allegations of civilian casualties. He argued that Pakistan cannot condemn similar actions by India while defending its own.

“If you say that we attacked our enemy in Afghanistan and justify this, then India can also say that it attacked Bahawalpur, Muridke and the headquarters of groups responsible for attacks in Kashmir,” Rehman said. “Then how can you raise objections? The same accusations are now being levelled against Pakistan by Afghanistan. How do you justify both positions?”

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Reference To India’s Operation Sindoor

Rehman’s comments referenced India’s Operation Sindoor, a series of pre-dawn missile strikes carried out on May 7 against nine terror-linked facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Indian officials said the operation targeted infrastructure belonging to groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba, including sites in Bahawalpur and Muridke.

Triggered By Pahalgam Terror Attack

Operation Sindoor was launched in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, in which 26 civilians were killed. Indian authorities described the strikes as precise and limited, aimed at dismantling terror launch pads without escalating into a wider military confrontation. 

Rehman argued that Pakistan’s diplomatic position weakens when it objects to India’s actions while facing similar allegations from Afghanistan. His remarks are notable as they reflect rare public dissent from within Pakistan’s mainstream political leadership on matters often shaped by the military establishment.

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