Claim
A photo from a few days ago shows a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, along with a group of other terrorists, attending the funeral of former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar's brother.
“पाकिस्तान के पूर्व क्रिकेटर शोएब अख्तर के भाई के जनाजे की ये तस्वीर है... ये लाल डब्बे में... लश्कर तैयबा का आतंकवादी है। और एक आतंकी नहीं पूरा झुंड पहुंचा था वहां आतंकियों का।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple mainstream Indian outlets and the IANS wire agency corroborate that a viral photo/video from late June 2026 shows Lashkar-e-Taiba figures — notably deputy chief and Pahalgam-attack accused Saifullah Kasuri, plus Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed and several PMML (LeT offshoot) members — attending the Islamabad funeral of former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar's brother Shahid Akhtar, who died June 24. The anchor's core claim (a LeT terrorist among a group of terrorists at the funeral, in a photo from a few days before the July 2 broadcast) matches the reported facts. Confidence is not maximal because the identifications rest on viral video and Indian-media attribution rather than an official Pakistani confirmation, and no dedicated fact-checker (AltNews/BOOM/Newschecker) has independently authenticated the specific individual in the 'red box'; no fact-checker has debunked it either.
Evidence
- https://ianslive.in/lashkar-terrorist-including-deputy-chief-saifullah-kasuri-attend-funeral-of-shoaib-akhtars-brother-in-islamabad--20260627125207 IANS wire report: LeT deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri and other Lashkar-linked figures attended the funeral of Shoaib Akhtar's elder brother Shahid Akhtar at Islamabad's H-8 graveyard (died June 24). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/hafiz-saeed-s-son-lashkar-terrorists-attend-shoaib-akhtar-s-brother-s-funeral-in-pakistan-video-2026-06-27-1046298 India TV: viral videos show Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed and multiple LeT/PMML members ('a group of terrorists') at the funeral. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.thestatesman.com/world/funeral-of-shoaib-akhtars-brother-draws-scrutiny-after-lashkar-leaders-appear-in-viral-videos-1503610574.html The Statesman: funeral drew scrutiny after Lashkar leaders appeared in viral videos/photos, matching the anchor's 'photo from a few days ago' framing. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.siasat.com/26-11-masterminds-aides-at-shoaib-akhtars-brothers-funeral-3497425/ Siasat: identifies attendees as PMML/LeT figures including Saifullah Kasuri (linked to Pahalgam attack) and aides of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. ✓ reachable · archived