Amjad Farooqi
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Amjad Farooqi (1972—September 26, 2004) (أمجد فاروقي), known by the alias Amjad Hussain (أمجد حسين), was an Islamic militant. He was born in Punjab, Pakistan, and participated in the fighting against India in Kashmir.
Farooqi allegedly was involved in the murder of Daniel Pearl, as well as conspiring with Abu Faraj al-Libbi to kill General Pervez Musharraf during the assassination attempts in Rawalpindi on December 14 and December 25, 2003.
Farooqi might have been an associate of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
A massive manhunt launched in May 2004 by Pakistani forces, ended with Amjad Farooqi's death in a two-hour gun battle at a house in southern Sindh province. Amjad Hussain Farooqi was a member of the Pakistani based jehadi group Jaish-e-Muhammad(now banned), which was founded by Azhar Masood after he was released by India on a deal with hijackers who hijacked an Indian plane in December 1999.
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