Jammu, Sept. 18 -- A special NIA court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Sajid Jatt, a self-styled commander of the proscribed Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit. Also known in terror circles by the aliases Saifullah, Ali Bhai, Habibullah Malik, Langda, Noomi, Numan, Usman Habib and Shani, he is said to be the mastermind of several terror attacks, including the one in Pahalgam on April 22 that left 25 tourists dead and several others injured.

Saifullah is a resident of Changa Manga village in Pakistan's Kasur district. Currently hiding in Pakistan, he is a designated terrorist under the Fourth Schedule, read with Section 35 of the UA(P) Act.

The warrant was issued on September 8 under Section 75 of the BNSS. The ...