Mufti Shah Mir, involved in human trafficking and aiding Pakistan's ISI in abducting Indian businessman Kulbhushan Jadhav, was killed by unknown gunmen in Turbat, Balochistan. Mir, an important figure in spreading religious extremism and linked with ISI-led death squads, succumbed to his injuries after being shot multiple times.
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