{"id":49297,"date":"2023-10-11T17:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T11:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/?p=49297"},"modified":"2023-10-11T17:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T11:33:32","slug":"shahid-latif-mastermind-of-2016-pathankot-attack-shot-dead-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/shahid-latif-mastermind-of-2016-pathankot-attack-shot-dead-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahid Latif, mastermind of 2016 Pathankot attack, shot dead in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chandigarh, October 11(Press Ki Taquat)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s most wanted terrorist Shahid Latif has been killed in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>As per reports, Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Shahid Latif,\u00a0the mastermind of 2016 Pathankot attack, was shot dead by &#8220;three\u00a0unknown gunmen&#8221; in a mosque at Sialkot.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, the UPA government had released 25 terrorists as a goodwill gesture. One of them was terrorist Shahid Latif.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to plan the January 2, 2016, attack on the Pathankot airbase where seven IAF personnel were killed when four JeM terrorists sneaked into the station.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ads-3\" class=\"horizontal-ads\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1603703616686-0\">\n<div id=\"aff541cbzduigimbmc_div-gpt-ad-1603703616686-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CPGNis_y7YEDFRZjjwod-1APlQ\">\n<p>The siege went on for three days.<\/p>\n<p>Latif, alias Bilal, a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, is learnt to have been shot dead along with two of his associates.<\/p>\n<p>He had infiltrated into the Kashmir Valley in 1993 and was arrested a year later. He was in Jammu jail with Masood Azhar, founder of the JeM, till 2010, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the biggest blow to JeM on Pakistan soil,&#8221; an official said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ads-6\" class=\"horizontal-ads\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1603704598651-0\">\n<div id=\"aff631ftlozyvjpqycakzl_div-gpt-ad-1603704598651-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CLOZm8_y7YEDFT9anQkduY8L2Q\">\n<p>Latif was wanted by the NIA.\u00a0<strong>with PTI inputs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh, October 11(Press Ki Taquat) India&#8217;s most wanted terrorist Shahid Latif has been killed in Pakistan. As per reports, Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Shahid Latif,\u00a0the mastermind of 2016 Pathankot attack, was shot dead by &#8220;three\u00a0unknown gunmen&#8221; in a mosque at Sialkot. In 2010, the UPA government had released 25 terrorists as a goodwill gesture. 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