Pakistan: JeM chief's close aide reportedly killed in North Waziristan
The founder of the Lashkar-e-Jabbar terrorist group, Malik Dawood Khan, has reportedly been killed by unidentified gunmen in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was a close aide of India's most wanted terrorist Maulana Masood Azhar. Khan was reportedly killed in a "targeted attack" carried out by "masked men" in the Mirali area of the tribal district on Friday morning.
Series of killings of terrorists in Pakistan, Canada
Khan's death is one of several terrorist killings in recent times, including that of an associate of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Nearly 17 anti-India terrorists were killed in 19 months in Pakistan and Canada, per Times Now. Dawn reported that 50 political workers, youth, and elders have been killed in the 2023 targeted attacks in Pakistan.
26/11 mastermind's close aide shot dead in September
On September 30, a prominent terrorist leader of Pakistan's terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Mufti Qaiser Farooq, was reportedly shot dead by unknown individuals in Karachi. According to reports, the 30-year-old LeT terrorist was shot in a "targeted attack" near a religious institution in the Samanabad area of Karachi. Farooq was a close aide of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Saeed.
17th elimination of anti-India terrorists in 19 months
According to Times Now, Khan's killing marks the 17th elimination of anti-India terrorists by unknown assailants within the past 19 months in Pakistan and Canada. His death was similar to the recent assassination of a LeT operative, Maulana Ziaur Rahman, on September 12. In Canada, Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead by unidentified men in British Columbia in June.
India-Canada diplomatic relation nosedive over killing of Khalistani terrorist
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian agents of orchestrating Nijjar's killing, which India denied. The accusation has caused India and Canada's bilateral relations to deteriorate. Just days ago, Canada recalled its 41 diplomats from India after the latter set October 10 as the deadline. Earlier, in July 2022, another Khalistani terrorist, Ripudaman Singh Malik, was shot dead in Surrey, Canada.
