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Pulwama attack mastermind Burhan Hamza shot dead in POJK by unknown gunmen
Updated On: 21 May, 2026 10:46 PM IST | News Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Hamza, who was operating under Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-vetted security cover, was ambushed in Muzaffarabad. He was critically injured in the attack and was airlifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi, where he later succumbed to his injuries, officials said
Arjumand Gulzar, alias Burhan Hamza.
Arjumand Gulzar, alias Burhan Hamza, a designated terrorist and the key mastermind of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials told news agency PTI on Thursday.
An alleged mastermind of the Pulwama attack, Hamza Burhan, was reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, with no group claiming responsibility.
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