Terrorists who have taken refuge in Pakistan are now living in fear as they are now becoming victims of targeted killings. Within weeks, four terrorists wanted in India have been killed in separate shootouts in Pakistan. The names of the terrorists are Syed Noor Shalobar, Syed Khalid Raza, Ejaz Ahmed Ahangar alias Abu Usman al-Kashmiri and Bashir Ahmed Peer alias Imtiaz Alam. Syed Noor Shalobar was killed yesterday by unidentified gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area of Pakistan. Shalobar was responsible for spreading terrorism in Kashmir and was allegedly working closely with Pakistan Army and ISI. He was also responsible for terrorist recruitment from the Kashmir Valley.
On Monday, another terrorist commander Syed Khalid Raza was killed in Karachi, Pakistan. Unknown assailants opened fire on them. According to reports, Khalid was associated with terrorists operating in Kashmir. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) has claimed responsibility for the killing of Khalid Raza.
Bashir Ahmad Peer alias Imtiaz Alam was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan last month. Peer was involved in several online activities to mobilize ex-militants to help organizations like Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba. He was declared a terrorist on October 4 last year for his involvement in terror activities. This week, the NIA has also attached his properties located in Kashmir.
Ijaz Ahmad Ahangar, another Kashmiri terrorist linked to the Islamic State, was killed in Kabul last week. Ahangar was a top IS commander and is said to have been killed in Kunar district of Afghanistan.
According to reports, the security of the terrorist commanders has been increased by the ISI and the Pakistan Army after the killings. These terrorists were responsible for carrying out the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.