The United Nations Security Council has confirmed that one of the founding members of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Deputy of the 26/11 attacks mastermind, Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, is 'confirmed dead'.

LeT founder & Hafiz Saeed Deputy Abdul Salam Bhuttavi found dead in Pakistan jail | WION

UNSC says Hafiz Saeed's Deputy Abdul Salam Bhuttavi is 'confirmed dead' in Pakistan jail

According to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi died from cardiac arrest on May 29, 2023 while in the custody of the Pakistan government. Bhuttavi was a founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and a deputy to Hafiz Saeed. In 2012, the UNSC listed Bhuttavi as a terrorist associated with Al-Qaida.

UNSC says Abdul Salam Bhuttavi is confirmed dead in Pakistan Jail