India, March 16 -- Abu Qatal Sindhi, a senior commander of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Dina City, Jhelum, on Saturday night. The attack took place between 7-8 PM while he was traveling with his driver and a security personnel. Sindhi was seated in the front seat of the vehicle, while his security guard was in the back. The assailants ambushed the vehicle, killing both Sindhi and his security guard on the spot. The driver sustained injuries but survived.

Sindhi, whose real name was Zia Ul Rehman, was the self-styled commander of the Khureta launch pad in Kotli, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), which served as a key hub for LeT's operations. Under his leadership...