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Peshawar:Abu Qatal, a senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a close associate of 26\/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was killed in Pakistan on March 15, 2025. His real name was Zia-ur-Rehman. The incident occurred around 7 pm in the Jhelum area when unidentified gunmen fired 15 to 20 rounds at his vehicle, resulting in his death and that of one security guard; another guard was critically injured.
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Abu Qatal played a pivotal role in orchestrating several significant terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
June 9, 2023:<\/strong> The attack on a bus carrying pilgrims near the Shiv Khori temple in Reasi district, which resulted in multiple casualties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n January 1, 2023:<\/strong> The terror attack in Rajouri’s Dhangri village, followed by an IED blast the next day, leading to the deaths of seven people, including two children. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had charged Abu Qatal for his involvement in the 2023 Rajouri attack, highlighting his significant role in planning and executing terror operations targeting civilians and security forces in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n His assassination in Pakistan concludes years of pursuit by Indian agencies, as he had been on India’s most-wanted list due to his active involvement in planning and executing terror attacks in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Peshawar:Abu Qatal, a senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a close associate of 26\/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was killed in Pakistan on March 15, 2025. His real name was Zia-ur-Rehman. The incident occurred around 7 pm in the Jhelum area when unidentified gunmen fired 15 to 20 rounds at his vehicle, resulting in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"yoast_head":"\n
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He was also implicated in the 2017 Reasi bomb attack and was involved in forming proxy terror groups like the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) and The Resistance Front (TRF) for LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n