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One by one, names once flagged in India’s most-wanted list are disappearing in Pakistan. The latest target, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Amir Hamza, survives after a gun attack in Lahore. But many others have not been as fortunate. Over the past two to three years, a steady stream of high-value terror operatives has been eliminated. The pattern is striking. Motorcycle-borne attackers. Close-range shootings. No claims of responsibility. From Shahid Latif in Sialkot to Abu Qatal and Mufti Qaiser Farooq, the list continues to grow. Even figures linked to the IC-814 hijacking have been tracked down. Pakistan’s official line remains cautious, calling them isolated crimes. But security observers see a larger trend. These were not random individuals. They were planners, recruiters, and key links in anti-India terror networks. Their removal disrupts operations and sends a message. Whether this is coincidence or a calculated campaign remains unclear. But the pattern is now too consistent to ignore.