26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's aide shot dead in Karachi: Report

Qaiser Farooq was a close acquaintance of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack...

Digital Desk: Mufti Qaiser Farooq, a top leader of the Pakistan terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was gunned down in Karachi by "unknown men," Pakistan media reported.

Qaiser Farooq was a close acquaintance of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack.

Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, quoting police sources, reported that 30-year-old Qaiser Farooq was shot in a "targeted attack" outside a religious institution in the Samanabad area on Saturday.

Farooq, who had suffered bullet wounds in his back, was taken to a hospital, where he died during treatment.

CCTV footage claimed to show Farooq's murder is making the rounds on social media.

A 10-year-old boy was also injured in the attack.