Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin spotted at funeral of top terrorist wanted in India, killed in Pak
Hizbul Mujahideen Chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind, Syed Salahuddin was spotted publicly leading the funeral of top Hizbul commander Bashir Ahmad Peer alias Imtiyaz Alam in Pakistan's Rawalpindi.
An assailant shot at him from point-blank range outside a shop in Rawalpindi, killing the top Hizb commander who was wanted in India.
Peer, who was reportedly in charge of launching terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir through Line of Control, was designated a terrorist by the Centre on October 4 last year under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his role in terror activities.
According to the notification, Peer participated in a number of online propaganda groups to unite ex-militants and other cadres for the expansion of activities of Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and other terrorist organisations.
Syed Salahuddin is a Kashmiri separatist leader and the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, a militant group based in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is also the chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC), an umbrella organization of various militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
He founded Hizbul Mujahideen in 1989 and has since been leading the group's armed struggle against
On October 4 of last year, the Narendra Modi government designated Peer as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Syed Salahuddin is a Kashmiri separatist leader and the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, a militant group based in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is also the chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC), an umbrella organization of various militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
He founded Hizbul Mujahideen in 1989 and has since been leading the group's armed struggle against
On October 4 of last year, the Narendra Modi government designated Peer as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Syed Salahuddin is a Kashmiri separatist leader and the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, a militant group based in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is also the chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC), an umbrella organization of various militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
He founded Hizbul Mujahideen in 1989 and has since been leading the group's armed struggle against the Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
Syed Salahuddin, is the head of Hizbul Mujahideen, a separatist organization operating in Kashmir. He also heads the United Jihad Council, a Pakistan-based conglomeration of jihadist militant groups sponsored by the ISI, with the goal of merging Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan.
In 2017, the US designated him as a global terrorist, freezing his assets and prohibiting US citizens from doing business with him.
Salahuddin remains a controversial figure in the ongoing conflict in Jammu and Kashmir, with some seeing him as a freedom fighter and others as a terrorist.