Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza was critically injured under mysterious circumstances at him home and hospitalised in Lahore under tight ISI security, The Times of India reported.
Reports indicate that the 66-year-old editor of Lashkar’s publications was seriously injured at his residence and is currently being treated at a military hospital in Lahore under the protection of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Telegram channels affiliated with Lashkar supporters referred to the incident on Tuesday evening, urging members to stay strong during the “crisis” and maintaining that it was simply an “accident”.
The incident occurred just three days after Abu Saifullah, a senior Lashkar operative and key recruiter, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan.
Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that Hamza, one of LeT’s 17 founding members, sustained injuries in an accident at his home.
While several social media posts claimed he had been shot, India Today reported.
This development comes shortly after Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Razaullah Nizamani, also known as Abu Saifullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pakistan’s Sindh province, PTI reported on Sunday, citing officials.
Nizamani, who was reportedly under government-provided security, was attacked near a road crossing in Matli, Sindh, shortly after he left his home that day.
He played a significant role in several major terror attacks in India, including the 2001 assault on a CRPF camp in Rampur, the 2005 attack on the Indian Science Congress in Bangalore, and the 2006 strike on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur.
Amir Hamza, a veteran of the Afghan mujahideen, has long been regarded as a chief ideologue of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Renowned for his fiery speeches and prolific writings, he previously served as the editor of LeT’s official magazine and authored several books, including Qafila Da’wat aur Shahadat (Caravan of Proselytising and Martyrdom) in 2002.
In 2018, following financial crackdowns by Pakistani authorities on LeT-linked charities Jamaat-ud-Dawah and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation, Hamza reportedly distanced himself from the group. He later founded a splinter outfit, Jaish-e-Manqafa, which allegedly continued to carry out militant operations, including in Jammu and Kashmir. (firstpost)
