{"id":51062,"date":"2025-11-17T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raonama.com\/?p=51062"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:34:38","slug":"pakistan-dismisses-khalilzads-claim-about-daesh-k-presence-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raonama.com\/?p=51062","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan dismisses Khalilzad&#8217;s claim about Daesh-K presence in Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"284\" data-id=\"51061\" src=\"https:\/\/raonama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1358520_7280679_Screenshot_4_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51061\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<br><div>\n                        \n                                                \n                        <div class=\"medium-insert-images norender-embeds ui-sortable\"><figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raonama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1358520_5089844_zalmay-2_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Former US envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a debate at Tolo TV channel in Kabul, Afghanistan April 28, 2019. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/>\n\n<figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\" spellcheck=\"false\">Former US envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a debate at Tolo TV channel in Kabul, Afghanistan April 28, 2019. \u2014 Reuters<\/figcaption><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><\/figure><\/div><p>The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday rejected Zalmay Khalilzad&#8217;s misleading remarks about the killing of a Daesh-Khorasan commander in Punjab, saying the former US envoy had created a false impression about the group&#8217;s presence in the province.<\/p><p>Khalilzad wrote on X on Sunday night: &quot;Good news from Pakistan: Reportedly a senior [Daesh]-K commander Burhan, also known as Zaid, was killed in Patak part of Akhtarabad city in Punjab.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"medium-insert-images norender-embeds ui-sortable\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 570 \/ 284;\"><figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raonama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1358520_7280679_Screenshot_4_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 X\/@realZalmayMK\" width=\"570\" height=\"284\" class=\"\"\/>\n\n<figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">\u2014 X\/@realZalmayMK<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>The ministry&#8217;s official fact-check account said that the incident being referenced actually occurred at Habibabad, Kasur, on March 5, and also shared a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) registered at Saddar Patoki police station on March 6.<\/p><p>It added that the &quot;victim, Burhan, was killed by a dacoity\/robbery-related incident or a case of personal enmity, not a counter-terror operation&#8221;.<\/p><p>The ministry categorically said that there was &quot;no evidence&#8221; linking Burhan to Daesh, nor was he a commander. &quot;The case remains a criminal matter, not related to militancy or organised terror groups.&#8221;<\/p><p>It said that there was no presence of Daesh elements in Punjab province, according to credible security assessments.<\/p><p>The ministry said that Khalilzad&#8217;s post &quot;twists a purely criminal or personal dispute into a terrorism-linked killing, creating a false impression of 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