Inside the LeT hit: Signs of shift in Pakistan's terror networks

Azaullah Nizamani, also known by his aliases Ghazi Abu Saifullah Khalid, Vinode Kumar, and Mohammed Salim, was gunned down by unidentified assailants on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's Sindh province, according to Indian intelligence officials.

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Saifullah Khalid was a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, best known for planning the 2006 attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur, where three terrorists were killed after ramming their car through a police barrier.

He was also involved in other major attacks, including the 2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting in Bengaluru and a terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rampur.

His sudden killing comes at a time of heightened security and tensions in the region, especially after the April 26 terror attack in Pahalgam, which left 26 civilians dead.

In response to that attack, India launched Operation Sindoor, striking multiple terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

SHOT DEAD IN BADIN DISTRICT AMID ISI WARNINGS

According to an intelligence officer, Saifullah Khalid was shot dead in Matli, a town in the Badin district of Sindh, when he stepped out of his house in the afternoon.

His killing comes despite prior warnings issued by Pakistan's military and its intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), to all senior Lashkar operatives.