According to Reuters, a senior LeT commander in Pakistan has issued a statement calling Kasab a hero and asserting that he would inspire more attacks. "To die like Kasab is the dream of every fighter," the commander told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Other jehadi groups, including the Pakistan Taliban have weighed in on behalf of Kasab. "There is no doubt that it's very shocking news and a big loss that a Muslim has been hanged on Indian soil," Taliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan told Reuters.
Senior Indian officials also see the beginnings of change in Pakistan's attitude to the Zaki-ur-Rehman trial. Pakistani intelligence officials have testified before the court in Rawalpindi that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks received training at Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) camps in Pakistan, including navigational training in Karachi.
"We see Pakistani officials admitting that the terrorists who took part in the 26/11 attacks were trained in Pakistan. That is new and it is a positive development," a senior New Delhi official told Business Standard.
