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26/11 Mumbai Attack: Aide Of Mastermind Hafiz Saeed Shot Dead In Karachi, Says Report

As per media reports, the 'targeted attack' took place in proximity of a religious institution in the Samanabad area on Saturday which killed 30-year-old Qaiser Farooq. He was one of the founding members of LeT and was also a close aide of Hafiz Saeed who was the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack.

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A group of 'unknown men' on Sunday gunned down Mufti Qaiser Farooq, one of the most wanted leaders of the Pakistan terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), on Sunday. It is widely known that Qaiser Farooq, one of the founding members of LeT was a close aide of Hafiz Saeed who was the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack.

As per media reports, the "targeted attack" took place in proximity of a religious institution in the Samanabad area on Saturday which killed 30-year-old Qaiser Farooq.

Farooq,  who suffered bullet wounds in the back, was shifted to a hospital, where he died during treatment.

A minor boy was also wounded in the attack.