India, May 22 -- A key figure linked to the 2019 Pulwama attack, which killed 40 CRPF jawans, was attacked by unidentified assailants in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Thursday. Arjumand Gulzar Dar, also known as Hamza Burhan or 'Doctor', was shot at by unidentified assailants outside AIMS Higher Secondary School in the Gojra area of Muzaffarabad, sending shockwaves through security circles in India and Pakistan.

A commander of Al-Badr and a native of Kharbatpora in Ratnipora, Pulwama district, Burhan sustained multiple bullet injuries. He is currently alive and hospitalised at CMH, Muzaffarabad. Sources said Hamza Burhan was shot at around 1.40 pm. Local police initially declared him dead and moved his body to AJK Medical College fo...