- Hamza was shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore and is linked to several terrorist activities in India
Punjab Newsline | Islamabad
Amir Hamza, one of the founding members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was seriously injured in a deadly attack in Pakistan. He was shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore and later rushed to a hospital, where his condition is reported to be critical.
Hamza, who has been designated as a terrorist by the United States Treasury, was reportedly targeted outside the office of a news channel in Lahore. According to initial reports, multiple bullets were fired at him, and he sustained several gunshot wounds.
Following the attack, he was immediately admitted to a nearby hospital. However, no official statement has yet been released by the hospital regarding his medical condition.
In recent months, there have been multiple reports of attacks on individuals linked to terrorist organizations operating in Pakistan, raising concerns over internal security and targeted violence.
Born on May 10, 1959, in Gujranwala, Punjab province, Hamza is a veteran of the Afghan jihad. He co-founded LeT, a US-designated terror group, along with terrorist Hafiz Saeed between 1985 and 1986, and is linked to multiple terrorist activities, including in India, where he is believed to have helped plan the 2005 terror attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, -- one of the first major LeT strikes outside Kashmir.