Who Was Saifullah Khalid? Top Lashkar Terrorist Killed In Pakistan

Islamabad: Saifullah Khalid, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) terrorist and a key mastermind behind several major attacks in India, has reportedly been killed by an unknown gunman in Pakistan's Sindh province. The Pakistani security sources confirmed the killing of Saifullah on Sunday. 

He was known for planning the major terror attacks in Nagpur, Rampur and Bengaluru . It is suspected that Saifullah was also behind the recent terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. Saifullah was residing in Nepal with a false identity before relocating to Pakistan's Sindh province, where he was killed.

Khalid was a key mastermind behind the three major terror attacks in India, including:

• 2001 CRPF Camp Attack (Rampur): Orchestrated the attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
• 2008 RSS Headquarters Attack (Nagpur): Planned an assault on the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur.
• 2005 IISc Bengaluru Bombing: Linked to the bomb blast at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru.

It is suspected that he was also behind the recent terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians on April 22, as he was reportedly one of the plotters of the attack.

Khalid's Nepal Operations

Saifullah Khalid was reportedly residing under the alias “Vinode Kumar” in Nepal and was also married to a local woman, Nagma Banu, who silently coordinating Lashkar's recruitment and logistic operational base in the region.

Khalid was known to operate a major LeT module in Nepal, supporting the movements of the terrorists in India through the porous Indo-Nepal Border. He was also involved in fundraising for Lashkar-e-Taiba and its political front, Jammat-ud-Dawa(JuD).

Khalid Killed in Sindh's Badin

On May 18, Saifullah Khalid was killed by an unidentified assailant in Malti Talkula, Badin district, on Sunday. His death comes as a major development amid the fight against Pakistan-backed terrorism.