Pakistan, December 27, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): One of the accused in the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26, 2008, Abdul Rehman Makki passed away due to a heart attack, news agency PTI reported on Friday.
Brother-in-law of the alleged mastermind of the attacks, Hafiz Saeed, Hafiz Abdul Rehman Maaki was the deputy chief of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
The banned organisation confirmed that he had been ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment for diabetes at a private hospital in Lahore.
“Makki suffered a cardiac arrest early this morning and he breathed his last in the hospital,” a JuD official told PTI.
Makki had been sentenced to six months imprisonment in connection with a terror financing case in 2020 by an anti terrorism court. Since then, the terror accused had been keeping a low profile.
The Pakistan Mutahida Muslim League (PMML) issued a statement saying Makki was an advocate of Pakistan’s ideology.
He was also designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations in 2023, subjecting him to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.
Summary: Abdul Rehman Makki, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and a UN-designated terrorist, has died in Pakistan, according to reports.