The recent targeting of Amir Hamza, a founding member of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), underscores a disturbing trend of targeted killings of India-designated terrorists in Pakistan. This pattern has persisted over the past two to three years, with over a dozen commanders from groups like LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen eliminated by unidentified assailants across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Notably, Hamza was attacked in Lahore, where other high-profile terrorists have also been killed, including Mohammad Tahir Anwar, brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar, and Zia-ur-Rehman, a top LeT commander. The year 2023 saw a pronounced increase in such killings, with at least seven terrorists eliminated in a span of seven months, including Paramjit Singh Panjwar, a notorious figure in the Khalistan Commando Force. The circumstances surrounding these deaths often suggest possible internal rivalries within terrorist networks, despite claims of external involvement. Additionally, Zahoor Mistry, one of the hijackers of Indian Airlines flight IC 814, was killed in Karachi in 2022, highlighting the ongoing violence linked to terrorism in the region.