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Express Tribune
24-05-2025
- Express Tribune
Two men tortured over water dispute
In the 12 Gijani area of Chishtian, two brothers were tied to a tree and brutally tortured by a group of influential individuals over a water dispute. The video of the assault was filmed by the perpetrators themselves and later went viral on social media. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Saddar Police Station. The victims, identified as brothers Amir Hamza and another unnamed sibling, had gone to inspect their agricultural land when they discovered that their water channel had been damaged. Upon confronting the suspects present on the land, including Qasim Ali and Manzoor Ahmed, an altercation ensued. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused responded aggressively, hurling abuses and launching a physical assault. Other individuals, allegedly armed with sticks, soon joined in. One assailant reportedly used the back of an axe to strike the victims. The situation escalated when the attackers tied both brothers to trees and continued to beat them mercilessly.
United News of India
21-05-2025
- United News of India
Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Amir Hamza injured
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza was seriously injured under mysterious circumstances and was admitted to a hospital in Lahore under heavy ISI security. The 66-year-old editor of LeT magazines was critically injured at his home and is now undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Lahore under ISI protection. The incident comes three days after Abu Saifullah, a senior LeT operative and key recruiter, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pakistan. Telegram channels linked to LeT supporters said on Tuesday evening that members must remain strong during the "crisis" and called the incident just an "accident". UNI XC GNK PRS
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Who is Amir Hamza? Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder hospitalised with serious injuries
Co-founder of the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Amir Hamza, was reportedly hospitalised after sustaining injuries during an accident at his residence in Lahore. Amir Hamza, who belongs to the terror outfit which is banned in India, is undergoing treatment after he was escorted to the hospital under the security cover of the ISI (Pakistan's spy agency) following an accident at his home, reported India Today. Details of his injuries and the incident are still unknown. Also Read: If US can extradite Tahawwur Rana, why can't Pakistan hand over Lakhvi, Hafiz Saeed: Indian diplomat Amir Hamza, one of 17 founders of the LeT, has been designated as a global terrorist by the United States Treasury Department in 2012. Further, he is known to have played a crucial role in fundraising, recruiting and releasing detained militants. The 66-year-old's death comes soon after Abu Saifulla, another high ranking Lashkar operative, was killed by unidentified gunmen in the country mere days ago. Born on May 10, 1959, Hamza belongs to Gujranwala city in Pakistan's Punjab province and is often referred to as the 'Afghan Mujahideen'. He was appointed to the central committee of the LeT by fellow terror operatives Hafiz Saeed and Abdul Rehman Makki. Also Read: 'Aap chor ko kya bologe': Vikram Misri's jibe at Pakistan over probing terror Hamza, who belongs to Gujranwala in Pakistan's Punjab province, was an active terrorist who was active in India in the early 2000s. He and Saifullah, who was killed earlier this month, were part of the group behind the 2005 attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. In 2018, following financial crackdowns on LeT-affiliated charities Jamaat-ud-Dawah and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation by Pakistani authorities, Hamza allegedly distanced himself from the terror organisation, as per The Militant Leadership Monitor Also Read: Pakistani forces targeted Golden Temple after India's strikes against terrorists: Indian Army Soon after, he founded another group named Jaish-e-Manqafa, supposedly to continue militant operations, including in Jammu and Kashmir. The new terror outfit remains active. Hamza was also one of the key ideologues of the organisation and editor of the outfit's publications. He has authored several books including Qafila Da'wat aur Shahadat in 2002 (Caravan of Proselytising and Martydom), Mainey Bible Se Pucha Qur'an Kyun Jaley ? (I Asked the Bible Why the Qurans were Set Alight) and more.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mystery injury lands LeT co-founder Amir Hamza in Lahore hospital days after top aide's killing
Amir Hamza, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba leader, is in a Lahore hospital under tight security. He was critically injured at his home. The incident follows the killing of Abu Saifullah in Sindh. Saifullah was a key LeT commander linked to attacks in India. These events suggest turmoil within the Lashkar ranks. It raises concerns about the group's future. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A grim backdrop: Saifullah's assassination A cloud of secrecy surrounds the sudden hospitalisation of senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ideologue and co-founder Amir Hamza , who was admitted to a military hospital in Lahore on Tuesday under tight ISI security cover. TOI sources suggest the 66-year-old veteran jihadi was critically injured at his residence, but the nature of the injuries and circumstances remain incident comes at a time of visible churn within Lashkar's upper echelons, fuelling speculation over possible internal strife or targeted eliminations. Hamza, a long-time associate of Hafiz Saeed and Abdul Rehman Makki, was a core member of Lashkar's central committee and served as the group's chief propagandist and head of its publications to the TOI report, pro-Lashkar Telegram channels, the reaction to Hamza's condition was swift and anxious. Messages urged followers to remain calm and described the episode as an 'accident,' but the tone suggested unease within the declared a global terrorist by the United States in 2012, was known as the ideological engine behind Lashkar's narrative operations.A former Afghan jihadi, he gradually shifted from field operations to overseeing Lashkar's propaganda, authoring books like Qafila Da'wat aur Shahadat (Caravan of Proselytising and Martyrdom) and Shahrah-e-Bahisht (The Road to Paradise). He also served as the editor of Lashkar's weekly newspaper and contributed extensively to its radical to US Treasury Department records, Hamza held multiple senior roles in LeT's outreach and fundraising arms and was one of three designated negotiators tasked with securing the release of detained Lashkar operatives, noted the report. He also briefly led a front organisation — Jaish-e-Manqafa — floated by Hafiz Saeed in 2018 to circumvent Pakistan's temporary bans on Lashkar and prior to being moved to lead the propaganda front of the LeT, Hamza had resided in India in the early 200s as an active the group publicly shifted Hamza into its ideological wing years ago, his deep connections with LeT's old guard and his role in negotiating factional balances have kept him a powerful behind-the-scenes abrupt medical emergency — coupled with the hush surrounding it — has only intensified the sense of instability in the hospitalisation comes just three days after the killing of Abu Saifullah, a high-ranking Lashkar commander and key recruiter, in Pakistan's Sindh was gunned down by unidentified assailants early on Sunday, in what intelligence analysts view as a major disruption to LeT's operational had been overseeing Lashkar's covert infrastructure in Nepal and was linked to several attacks in India, including the 2005 IISc Bengaluru shooting, the 2006 Nagpur RSS headquarters plot, and the 2008 CRPF camp assault in Rampur. Notably, he and Hamza were both believed to have coordinated the IISc attack together.A hallmark of Saifullah's tactics was the use of terrorists dressed in Indian Army or police uniforms — a chilling signature seen across multiple attacks. His death, unclaimed by any group, has prompted speculation over internal purges or externally driven eliminations aimed at dismantling Lashkar's with Hamza in critical condition and Saifullah eliminated, two of Lashkar's most entrenched operatives have been neutralised in the span of a few days, a development that could mark a significant turning point in the terror group's future direction — or disintegration.
NDTV
21-05-2025
- Health
- NDTV
Lashkar-e-Taiba Co-Founder Amir Hamza Injured At Lahore Home, Hospitalised
New Delhi: Amir Hamza, cofounder and senior leader of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was hospitalised in Pakistan's Lahore following injuries sustained at his residence, sources said. Hamza, long known for his close association with LeT chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and the group's deputy Abdul Rehman Makki, was admitted to a local medical facility under a security detail. The nature and extent of his injuries have not been disclosed. There has been no official comment from Pakistani authorities or the LeT on the incident, sources added. Hamza remains one of the central figures within LeT. A founding member of the group, he has held several key positions over the years and has been instrumental in shaping LeT's propaganda wing and outreach campaigns. According to a 2012 statement by the United States Department of the Treasury, Hamza was part of LeT's central advisory committee and played a key role in managing the group's external relationships under the direct oversight of Hafiz Saeed. As of 2010, Hamza also served in an LeT-affiliated charitable organisation and held a senior position in an LeT university trust overseen by Saeed. According to the US Treasury Department, by 2010, Hamza was actively involved in the dissemination of LeT's propaganda material. He edited the group's weekly newspaper and regularly contributed articles. He also reportedly headed LeT's "special campaigns" department, which coordinated specific outreach and mobilisation efforts. In mid-2010, Hamza was among three senior LeT terrorists who negotiated for the release of detained members of the organisation.
