New Delhi, March 16 -- Lashkar terrorist Abu Qatal was reportedly killed in Pakistan. Qatal is said to be a close aide of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and commander of the Khureta launchpad in PoK.

Zia-ur-Rehman, alias Abu Qatal, was behind the 2023 Rajouri attack that killed seven people. He also played a key role in the June 9 attack on a bus carrying pilgrims returning from Shiv Khori temple in Reasi.

Abu Qatal was among the terrorists charge-sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in February 2024.

Abu Qatal was killed by unknown assailants, India Today reported on Sunday. Qatal was under heavy protection from the Pakistan Army, with both Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists and plainclothes Pakistani military...