Al-Badr Commander Hamza Burhan, Linked To Pulwama Attack, Eliminated In PoK

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• Al-Badr Commander Hamza Burhan, Linked To Pulwama Attack, Eliminated In PoK Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 15:22 IST Hamza Burhan, linked to Pakistan-backed terror outfit Al-Badr, was killed in PoK in what sources described as an internal gang war over money distribution.
• Rapid Read Hamza Burhan killed in PoK (Photo: CNN-News18) Hamza Burhan, a key operative linked to the Pakistan-backed terror outfit Al-Badr, who also worked as an Over Ground Worker (OGW) during the Pulwama terror attack period, has been killed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), according to security sources.
• Officials described his killing as a significant setback to the outfit’s propaganda, recruitment and radicalisation network operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Sources said Hamza Burhan played a central role in creating and distributing posters, videos and online radicalisation material used by Al-Badr to recruit local youth and spread anti-India propaganda in Kashmir.
• His work was considered a...