Death Squads Strike Fear in Terrorists Hiding in Pakistan
Since 2022, nearly 25 targeted killings in Pakistan have eliminated individuals linked to terror attacks on India. These individuals, often sheltered in Pakistan after orchestrating violence in India, now find themselves hunted by unknown assailants. Whether or not they received official protection remains unclear, but their whereabouts seemed easy to trace.
Since 1991, Pakistan has supported militancy in Kashmir and India, enabling terrorists to retreat to Pakistan when they avoided encounters with Indian forces. Groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba & Jaish-e- Mohammad often backed by Pakistani intelligence, incentivized militants with monetary rewards and promises of heavenly rewards for martyrdom. Public donations via mosques and anti-India rhetoric further fueled these terror networks, cultivating deep-seated hostility toward India among the Pakistani populace.
Over the past three decades, these terror campaigns have claimed nearly 20,000 lives—predominantly civilians, as well as military and police personnel. Despite this, Western media often framed these attacks as a “freedom struggle,” perpetuating Pakistan’s false narrative.
This dynamic shifted dramatically after India’s decisive responses to terror attacks, including the surgical strikes following the Uri incident in 2017 and the 2019 airstrikes on terror camps across the Line of Control. Though Pakistan denied casualties, these operations significantly disrupted terror infrastructure. Large-scale attacks subsequently dwindled, as reports suggested that many terrorists and their handlers had been neutralized.
Since 2020, Indian media has reported a series of assassinations of high-profile terrorists in Pakistan, executed by unknown gunmen who have evaded capture. These events hint at a new chapter in the fight against terror, one where those who once unleashed violence in India are now facing justice at their own homes.
UPDATED LIST of 'Unknown Gunmen' in Action: (info from Defence Forum)
-> Saleem Rehmani - shot dead on 3 January 2022
-> Zahoor Mistry - Air India IC-814 hijacker. Shot dead on 1 March 2022.
-> Mohammad Laal - shot dead in Nepal on 19 Sep 2022.
-> Naveed Sadiq - shot dead on 3rd January 2023
-> Bashir Ahmad peer - shot dead on 21 Feb 2023
-> Syed Khalid Raza - killed on 27 Feb 2023.
-> Ejaz Ahmad Ahangar - shot dead on 21 Feb 2023.
-> Syed Noor Shalobar - shot dead on 4 March 2023
-> Sardar Hussain Arain - shot dead on August 1, 2023
-> Riaz aka Abu Qasim Kashmiri - shot dead on Sep 8, 2023
-> Ziaur Rehman - shot dead on Sept 2023
-> Mufti Qaiser Farooq - shot dead on Sept 30
-> Mullah Bahaur - shot dead on 10 october 2023
-> Shahid Latif - shot dead on 11 october 2023
-> Dawood Malik - shot dead on 20 October 2023
-> Khwaja Shahid - beheaded on 5 November 2023
-> Akram Khan, - shot dead on 9 November 2023).
-> Maulana Rahim Ullah Tariq - killed on 13 November 2023.
-> Maulana Sher Bahadur - Shot Dead by unknown gunmen
-> Sajid Mir - poisoned on 4th December 2023
-> Hanzla Adnan Ahmed - Shot dead on 6th December 2023
-> Habibullah Khan - shot dead on 17 December 2023
-> Sheikh Jameel-ur-Rehman - shot dead on 3 March 2024.
-> Mir Adil - shot dead on 17 March 2024
-> Amir Sarfaraz - shot dead on 14 April 2024
-> Brigadier Amir Hamza - Paki army officer and shot dead on 17 June 2024.
Terrorists in Pakistan have learnt a lesson that there is no place to hide.
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