Lashkar-e-Taiba founder, who was deputy to Hafiz Saeed, confirmed dead by UNSC

The United Nations Security Council has said that Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and deputy to Hafiz Saeed is 'confirmed dead', news agency ANI reported on Thursday. As per UNSC, Bhuttavi died of cardiac arrest in Muridke, Punjab Province on May 29, 2023 while he was in custody of the Pakistan Government.