Pulwama mastermind's video holding AK-47 exposes Pak's 'school principal' claim
The latest video comes days after Burhan's funeral on May 22, which reportedly brought several Pakistan-based wanted terrorists under one roof, including Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and Al-Badr commander Bakht Zameen Khan.
A new video of terrorist Hamza Burhan, who was killed by unidentified gunmen on May 21, holding an AK-47 rifle has further exposed the ISI’s role in protecting the most-wanted terrorist in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
According to sources, the video was recorded a few days before his killing. They further said that Burhan was often seen carrying the weapon, as he feared being targeted by unknown assailants.
Intelligence sources also claimed that the ISI had appointed him as a school principal, a position he used to spread propaganda among children in PoK.
TOP TERRORISTS ATTEND FUNERAL
The latest video comes days after Burhan’s funeral on May 22, which reportedly brought several Pakistan-based wanted terrorists under one roof, including Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and Al-Badr commander Bakht Zameen Khan.
Apart from senior terror operatives, individuals linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency were also seen at the funeral gathering, according to visuals shared by locals on social media.
Visuals from the ceremony also showed heavily armed militants carrying AK-47 rifles and other weapons deployed around senior figures, highlighting the security presence during the gathering.
According to sources, the funeral footage further underscored allegations of Muzaffarabad being a hub for Pakistan-based terror networks.
WHO WAS HAMZA BURHAN?
Burhan, also known as Arjumand Gulzar Dar and by the alias ‘Doctor’, was buried in Muzaffarabad a day after he was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in PoK.
He was allegedly one of the masterminds of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in February 2019.
A resident of Ratnipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Burhan later crossed over to Pakistan and joined Al-Badr. The Union Home Ministry designated him a terrorist in 2022 for his involvement in multiple terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
In recent years, he had been living undercover in PoK and reportedly worked as a teacher. Police said he was serving as the principal of a private college in Muzaffarabad, the capital of PoK.