Pulwama attack mastermind killed by unknown gunmen in POK's Muzaffarabad

Hamza Burhan, an Al-Badr commander and mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack, has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The designated terrorist, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds, was named in the National Investigation Agency charge sheet for his role in the Pulwama conspiracy and was also responsible for directing the Pahalgam terror attack. Operating from across the border, he orchestrated multiple major terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir using local support networks. This assassination is part of a broader pattern observed in recent months, where unknown gunmen have eliminated several designated terrorists inside Pakistan. In the last few weeks alone, operatives linked to terror outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, and Jaish-e-Mohammed have been killed in similar targeted shootings in cities like Lahore. Local police in Muzaffarabad are currently conducting an investigation into the latest killing.