Pakistan: Sheikh Yusuf Afridi, the top commander of terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of neighboring country Pakistan. Sheikh Yusuf Afridi was considered a special person of Hafiz Saeed. According to initial information, the attackers fired bullets at him and did not even give him a chance to escape. After firing bullets the attackers fled from the spot.
According to reports, Sheikh Yusuf Afridi had been active in many terrorist activities for a long time. He was also an important face of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s network in Pakhtunkhwa and he also worked as the branch head there. It is being told that immediately after the incident, security agencies reached the spot and the entire area was cordoned off.
Many bullets fired at Yusuf Afridi
According to reports, unknown assailants opened fire on Sheikh Yusuf Afridi. The speed of the attack was such that Yusuf Afridi did not even get a chance to recover or escape. After firing bullets, the attackers fled from the spot, security agencies have started searching for them.
Was an important face of Lashkar-e-Taiba network
It is being told that Sheikh Yousuf Afridi was an important face of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s network in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He had carried out many terrorist incidents. Apart from this, he was also the branch head of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakhtunkhwa.
Security agencies engaged in investigation
According to initial information, after the incident, security agencies have cordoned off the area and started investigation. However, the attackers have not been identified yet. However, no organization has yet taken responsibility for this incident. Security agencies are also looking at it from the angle of target killing and have started investigating the matter.