Pakistan has long perfected the art of duplicity – presenting itself as a partner in the fight against terrorism while covertly nurturing jihadist groups to advance its geopolitical ambitions. This dangerous double game, tolerated for decades by Washington, is now entering a new and even deadlier phase: Islamabad’s intelligence service, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is secretly training Hamas operatives. While the West is trying to isolate Hamas following its atrocities on October 7, Pakistan is quietly offering the Gaza-based terror organization sanctuary, resources, and military expertise. This nexus between ISI, Hamas, and Pakistan’s political and military elites not only threatens Israel and India but also undermines US counterterrorism objectives and global security at large.

While US President Donald Trump recently hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House, Islamabad is continuing its older tactics of playing double standards – if not outright betrayal. According to credible intelligence sources, Pakistan is not only allowing Hamas representatives to operate freely on its soil, attend public events, and forge alliances with local jihadist outfits, but ISI and a special unit of the Pakistan Army are training Hamas cadres in at least two secret camps, one of which is located in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). These actions undermine Western efforts to isolate Hamas and raise serious questions about whether the US should continue considering Pakistan a “major non-NATO ally”.

Sources reveal that three batches of Hamas “cadets”, each comprising about 20 fighters, are undergoing training by ISI.

On May 7, 2025, the South Asia Terrorism Portal reported, citing intelligence inputs, that Hamas had joined hands with ISI to destabilize India in the west and extend its footprint into Bangladesh and India’s northeast. Hamas leaders, often with ISI coordination, attended meetings in Bangladesh to radicalize youth and spread anti-India propaganda.

In February 2025, Hamas leaders were present at a major gathering in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The event, titled “Kashmir Solidarity and Hamas Operation Al Aqsa Flood”, linked the causes of Kashmir and........

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