Buzz Over 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Fate After Attack That Killed Lashkar's Abu Qatal In Pakistan

Last Updated:March 16, 2025, 12:40 IST

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Abu Qatal, involved in multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, was shot dead in Pakistan. Soon after, there was buzz about Hafiz Saeed's fate.

Hafiz Saeed is the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and his organisations LeT and JuD have been designated as terrorist organisations by both the US and the United Nations. (Source: Reuters)

Hours after Hafiz Saeed’s aide Abu Qatal was killed in a shootout in Pakistan on Sunday morning, buzz swirled about the fate of Saeed, one of the founders of the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Amid unconfirmed reports about his injuries, there were indications that he was safe.

An official word on Saeed’s injuries, if any, was awaited.

The attack reportedly took place in Mangla – Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Notably, Qatal played a key role in multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and was the mastermind behind the January 2023 attack in Rajouri, within the Union Territory.

He was also accountable for the 9 June attack on a bus carrying pilgrims returning from the Shiv Khori temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.

Meanwhile, Saeed, who co-founded the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group, is on the Investigation Agency’s (NIA) most wanted list.

News world Buzz Over 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Fate After Attack That Killed Lashkar's Abu Qatal In Pakistan