Jalaluddin Haqqani (right) is seen here as Taliban minister of tribal affairs in 2001
Chief Financier Of The Haqqani Network Shot And Killed By Unknown Gunmen -- Foreign Policy
Dr. Nasiruddin Haqqani, a son of Haqqani network founder Jalaludin Haqqani and the organization's chief financier, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday in Islamabad (BBC, Dawn, ET, Pajhwok, RFE/RL). Nasiruddin was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in June 2010 as a "specifically designated global [terrorist]" for his role raising funds for the group, and the Haqqani network was branded as a terrorist organization in September 2012 (Reuters). According to news reports, Haqqani's body will be taken to Miran Shah in North Waziristan on Monday for burial.
Haqqani's death comes as Pakistan implements a new legal framework designed to address its internal militant threat - a law "some are calling a local version of the USA Patriot Act" (Post). The Pakistani government says the law will improve its anti-terrorism efforts, which have been plagued by inefficiency and abuses, but human rights advocates have criticized the ordinance for being harsh and having ill-defined sections.
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More News On The Assassination Of Nasiruddin Haqqani
Senior Haqqani Network leader killed in Pakistan: report -- Long War Journal
Top Pakistani Militant Leader Is Killed, but Not by a Drone -- The Atlantic
Top Haqqani network commander killed in Pakistan -- AFP
Nasiruddin Haqqani: Senior militant 'shot dead' in Pakistan -- BBC
Haqqani Network Leader Gunned Down in Pakistan -- Wall Street Journal
Terror group founder's son killed in Pakistan -- CNN
Gunmen Kill Senior Haqqani Leader in Pakistan -- Voice of America
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