‘Will hit you from Red Fort to forests of Kashmir’: Ex-PoK PM’s shocker after Delhi blast

A leader from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has sparked a major diplomatic row after openly claiming Pakistan’s involvement in the car bomb explosion outside Delhi’s Red Fort earlier this month.Chaudhary Anwarul Haq, who was the ‘Prime Minister’ of PoK until two days ago, told the region’s Assembly that the November 10 blast was a direct response to what he alleged were India’s actions in Balochistan. “If you keep bleeding Balochistan, we will hit you from the Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir. By the grace of Allah, we have done it… Our brave men have done it,” he said, reported NDTV.

Islamabad has not officially commented on Haq’s statement. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in an interview with Samaa TV, said, “We are neither ignoring India nor trusting it under any circumstances. Based on my analysis, I cannot rule out an all-out war or any hostile strategy from India, including border incursions or attacks (presumably Afghan). We must stay fully alert.”

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“I cannot rule out an ALL-OUT WAR or any hostile strategy from India, including border incursions or attacks. We must stay fully alert”. pic.twitter.com/IqYBMZoUVq— War & Gore (@Goreunit) November 19, 2025

Pakistan routinely accuses New Delhi of stirring unrest in Balochistan, allegations India has consistently rejected as attempts to distract from Islamabad-backed cross-border terrorism. Indian intelligence agencies, meanwhile, have traced the Red Fort blast to the Jaish-e-Mohammed, a terror outfit long known to operate with support from Pakistan’s security establishment.

According to investigators, the Hyundai i20 packed with ammonium nitrate fuel oil was planted by a ten-member terror module headed by Maulvi Irfan Ahmed, an Islamic cleric from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.

Ahmed, who allegedly maintained direct contact with Jaish commanders, recruited young doctors from Al-Falah Medical College in Haryana. One of them, Dr Umar Mohammad, carried out the suicide mission, while the others, including Ahmed himself, have been arrested.

Sources also revealed that Ahmed operated alongside a Pakistan-based Jaish handler, Umar-bin-Khattab alias Hanjullah.

They coordinated recruitment, funding, and indoctrination using digital platforms. Intelligence agencies say Jaish leaders recently appealed for donations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seeking PKR 20,000 per contributor to finance future ‘fidayeen’ operations.

Investigators are also examining whether the outfit was planning a women-led attack. The JeM’s women’s wing, Jamat ul-Muminat, reportedly headed by terror chief Masood Azhar’s sister, Sadiya, may have played a role in the Red Fort plot.

One suspect, Dr Shahina Saeed, known by the codename ‘Madam Surgeon’, is believed to have coordinated finances for the strike.

As NDTV reported, fresh intelligence inputs warn that both Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are preparing for a coordinated escalation in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials say the two groups continue to receive financial and logistical support from Pakistan’s military-intelligence network, posing a renewed threat to civilian security in the region.