Overview
- Amir Hamza, a US‑sanctioned Lashkar‑e‑Taiba ideologue, was shot Thursday near the 24NewsHD office in Lahore after a TV appearance and was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
- Lahore police launched search operations, reviewed CCTV and boosted security, and on Friday Punjab Police registered a case as intelligence agencies took control of the probe.
- Retired judge Nazir Ahmed Ghazi, who was traveling with Hamza in the channel’s vehicle, was not hurt, according to police and station statements.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and some reports point to possible factional disputes within Lashkar‑e‑Taiba as a motive, which remains unconfirmed.
- The shooting is the second attempt on Hamza’s life in less than a year and follows a wider pattern of Pakistan-based militant figures being attacked by ‘unknown gunmen’ in recent years.