US EditionWhere Is Masood Azhar? Pakistan Has No Clue About Jaish Chief's Location, Says Bilawal Bhutto – May Be ‘in Afghanistan’
PAKISTAN, JUL 4 – Bilawal Bhutto says Pakistan lacks information on Masood Azhar's whereabouts and will cooperate if India provides credible evidence of his presence on Pakistani soil.
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan People's Party leader, stated on July 5, 2025, that Islamabad does not know Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's whereabouts.
- He stated that Pakistan has not succeeded in locating or detaining Azhar, who was freed as part of the 1999 IC-814 Kandahar hijacking hostage exchange, while India continues to call for his extradition.
- Bhutto suggested Azhar may be in Afghanistan due to his Afghan jihad past and noted Pakistan's readiness to arrest him if India provides credible proof of his presence on Pakistani soil.
- Bhutto also denied claims that Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed is free in Pakistan, stating "that's factually not correct" and confirming Saeed is in Pakistani custody.
- His remarks follow rising India-Pakistan tensions after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and India's retaliatory Operation Sindoor airstrikes targeting terror hubs in Pakistan.
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