Bilal Arif Salafi, a senior commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, was killed in a daylight attack at the Markaz Taiba complex in Muridke, Pakistan. The incident occurred shortly after Eid prayers, when Salafi exited the LeT headquarters. An unknown gunman shot him at close range, and a woman stabbed him repeatedly with a dagger, leading to his death. Visuals shared online showed Salafi motionless in a pool of blood inside the compound. Another individual, reportedly Maulana Abu Zar, the group’s terror training chief in Muridke, was seen being restrained at the scene. Salafi was taken to a hospital by LeT cadres but died en route. The attack has raised questions about its motive. While factional rivalry within LeT is suspected, the involvement of a woman in the assassination has fueled speculation that it may have been a premeditated operation by an external agency, possibly a foreign spy organization. Salafi, associated with LeT since 2005, played a key role in fundraising and recruiting Pakistani youth for jihad in Kashmir. He resided in Taiba Colony, Muridke, alongside other senior commanders. As the primary recruiter at the LeT headquarters, he was instrumental in radicalizing young Pakistanis to join the group’s activities. The attack, described as resembling the Bollywood film Dhurandhar, unfolded amid a gathering of LeT operatives, including Maulana Abdul Rehman Abid. The timing and method of the killing have sparked further debate about internal conflicts or external interference within the terror network.#bilal_arif_salafi #muridke #lashkar_e_taiba #mohammed_maulana_abu_zar #taiba_colony
