Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that Farooq, aged in his 30s, was shot in a “targeted attack”.
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While the Pakistani media remained silent on the possible motive behind Farooq’s murder, sources attributed the murder to infighting betweenLashkar paintings. Pakistani media reports cited police sources as saying Farooq suffered gunshot wounds to the back and was taken to a hospital where he died during treatment. A 10-year-old boy was injured in the attack, which police suspect was collateral damage.
Videos claiming to be CCTV footage of Farooq’s murder surfaced on social media. Footage showed people running and a man, believed to be Farooq, falling to the road after being shot. Several others were seen running for cover. Sources said the murder was evidently carried out by shooters who knew the topography of the area and could be locals, adding that it was impossible for an “outsider” to carry out a murder in the high-security area. .
In September, there were a series of murders of religious clerics closely affiliated with terrorist groups. Lashkar agents were the most frequent targets.
The murder has also highlighted the chaos in the terrorist group and suggests that the ISI’s attempts to broker a truce have failed. A large section of Lashkar has rebelled against the rise of Talha, Hafiz Saeed’s son. as second in command.
Talha has been heading India-focused operations as Lashkar-e-Taiba’s second-in-command. He narrowly escaped being killed in a bomb attack near a meat store in Lahore in 2019, an event that has been attributed to infighting in Lashkar. As a result, many high-ranking Lashkar agents have recently expressed that their lives are threatened.
More than a dozen terrorists and their sympathizers in Pakistan have been lodged in ISI safe houses after the recent murder of prominent cleric and LeT operative. Maulana Ziaur Rehmanwho was shot dead a few days ago in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi.
Two unidentified gunmen on bicycles shot him dead during a nighttime walk in a park. Rehman was shot several times at close range.
Rehman’s murder was reminiscent of the killing of wanted terrorist and Khalistan Commando Force chief Paramjit Singh Panjwar, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while he was out for a morning walk near his residence in Lahore in May.
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