Former Lashkar Commander Shot Dead in Pakistan

Akram Khan, a former commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Akram Khan, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on Thursday.

Akram Khan alias Akram Gazi, led the LeT’s terrorist recruitment cell from 2018 to 2020. He was also popular in Pakistan for his anti-India hate speeches.

He was a well-known figure of the terror group and had been involved in extremist activities.

In October, Shahid Latif, India’s most wanted terrorists from Pakistan’s Gujranwala city, who was the mastermind behind the Pathankot attack, was shot dead in Pakistan.

In September, unidentified gunmen shot dead Riyaz Ahmad alias Abu Qasim, a top terrorist commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba inside Al-Qudus mosque in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir’s Rawalkot.