I don't think that forum is one that is hot on any threat list.
As I see, it is a very astute business move.
The letter was basically to get people to feel sorry for them, and in the bargain, extract some cash out of them so that it adds to the coffers of those who run the forum.
Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai played the same game.
He showed what a 'nationalist' Kashmiri he was (sic!). In that brilliant charade, he milked Pakistan, the ISI by acting as their front surreptitiously and using their money also led a opulent and luxurious life.
I think it is Ahsan who is the mastermind of the business deals and shady activities and the cloned Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai of that Forum!