Ex-Pak SSG commando, LeT terrorist, Pahalgam mastermind killed: Who was Moosa?
Mohammad Asif, also known as Hashim Moosa, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist and alleged mastermind of the 2025 Pahalgam attack, was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. Security agencies are investigating his alleged background as a former Pakistani SSG commando.
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The death of a high-profile militant with alleged links to the Pakistani military has significant implications for regional security and India-Pakistan relations.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, wanted for his alleged role in the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Wednesday.Moosa was killed during a joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Korag area of Yousmarg. His body was later recovered from the general area of Palmaidan along with war-like stores, according to the Army's Chinar Corps.Moosa's killing has brought renewed focus on the background of the LeT terrorist, who security agencies had identified as one of the key suspects in the Pahalgam attack and linked to other terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.Who was Hashim Moosa?Moosa was a Pakistani LeT terrorist wanted in connection with the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed.Former Jammu and…
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