Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, the brother-in-law of Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and deputy chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), passed away on Friday due to a heart attack in Lahore.

According to reports, JuD, Makki, who had been suffering from health issues in recent days, was receiving treatment for high diabetes at a private hospital in Lahore. As per sources, JuD he suffered a cardiac arrest early Friday morning and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Makki, who had kept a low profile since his conviction in 2020 for terror financing, was sentenced to six months in prison by an anti-terrorism court.

Makki, a key terrorist in organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was heavily involved in providing financing for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, which left 166 innocents dead. Nine terrorists were killed in counter-terror operations, and one terrorist, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was captured alive.

In addition to his role in the Mumbai attacks, Makki was also wanted by Indian security agencies for his involvement in the 2000 Red Fort attack, where six LeT terrorists stormed the fort and opened fire on security forces.

Makki’s terror group, LeT, was also involved in the 2018 killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari, the editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir newspaper, and his two security guards.

In 2023, Makki was designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which placed him under sanctions, including an assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo. The UNSC, in its resolution, stated, “The Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities approved the addition of the entry specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2610 (2021) and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.”

Makki had kept a low profile since being sentenced in 2020 for terror financing. He had been serving a six-month sentence handed down by an anti-terrorism court.

In a statement, the bigoted fundamentalist terrorist sympathiser organisation, Pakistan Mutahida Muslim League (PMML) described Makki as a staunch advocate of Pakistan’s ideology, mourning his passing.

Christmas turned into a day of devastation for the Christian community in Chittagong, Bangladesh, as radical Islamists unleashed terror by setting 16 homes ablaze. The attack occurred while families were away at church celebrating the holy day, leaving their homes vulnerable to this act of sheer brutality.

This incident is yet another grim reminder of the precarious situation faced by religious minorities in Bangladesh. Despite repeated assaults on minority communities, the Bangladeshi government has failed to rein in radical Islamist elements, allowing them to operate with near-impunity. This laxity has emboldened extremists, resulting in a sustained pattern of violence and persecution against Christians, Hindus, and other minority groups.

The repeated failure of the Bangladeshi government to address the growing influence of radical Islamists has drawn widespread criticism. Observers have noted that successive administrations have turned a blind eye to the plight of minorities, often prioritizing political appeasement over justice and equality. This inaction not only violates the constitutional promise of protection for all citizens but also erodes the country’s secular foundations.

The international community has long urged Bangladesh to uphold its commitments to human rights and minority protection, yet the ground reality remains grim.

In yet another chilling testament to the ongoing persecution of minorities in Pakistan, a young Hindu girl has been found strangled to death, her life cut short by the systemic violence that has become a horrifying norm in the country. This latest tragedy highlights the grim reality faced by Pakistan’s dwindling Hindu community, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to decades of Army-sponsored discrimination and unchecked atrocities.

Paki establishment is the reason for enabling this slow genocide. The Pakistan Army, notorious for its oppressive tactics, has long fostered an environment where religious minorities are treated as second-class citizens. Their complicity in the persecution of Hindus—alongside Christians, Sikhs, and other minorities—reflects the institutionalized bigotry entrenched in the country’s power structures.

Forced conversions, abductions, sexual violence, and murders have become disturbingly common for Hindu girls and women in Pakistan. Time and again, young Hindu girls are abducted, raped, and forcibly converted to Islam, often with the complicity of local authorities who either turn a blind eye or actively aid the perpetrators. This most recent murder is part of a sinister pattern aimed at erasing the Hindu community from Pakistan’s social fabric.

The Pakistani establishment weaponizes blasphemy laws to silence dissent and maintain a stranglehold over its people. Hindus, along with other religious minorities, live in constant fear, knowing that accusations of blasphemy can lead to mob violence or Army-sanctioned punishments.

The international community’s silence on this “drip-drip genocide” is deafening. How many more lives must be lost before the world pays attention? If the current trajectory continues, the Hindu community in Pakistan—already reduced to less than two percent of the population—faces complete disappearance.