US EditionJeM chief Masood Azhar says India’s Operation Sindoor strikes in Bahawalpur killed his 10 relatives
- India carried out Operation Sindoor on May 7-8, striking nine terrorist sites including the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
- The strikes were carried out in response to an attack in Kashmir controlled by India that occurred about two weeks earlier, resulting in the deaths of 25 Indian nationals and one person from Nepal.
- Jaish-E-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar acknowledged on May 8 that ten of his family members, including his elder sister, her husband, a nephew and wife, a niece, and five children, died in the missile strike on a mosque in Bahawalpur.
- The Pakistan military reported 26 fatalities and 46 injuries from the strike, while local residents expressed anger and worry about potential responses, leading to international calls for restraint.
- This operation escalates tensions between India and Pakistan, with Pakistani authorities condemning it as an act of aggression and JeM urging followers to retaliate, suggesting further conflict could follow.
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From his lair, JeM chief Masood Azhar calls on jihadists to fight for ‘vengeance’ against India
Azhar lies at the heart of powerful clerical networks in southern Punjab in Pakistan with deep influence in poor communities, parts of urban middle class, sections of military rank-and-file.
Operation Sindoor Updates: After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India carried out air strikes in Pakistan and PoK under 'Operation Sindoor', where Pakistani terrorist bases were targeted. Many relatives of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar were killed in this attack. Tension has also increased on the border between the Indian and Pakistani armies. Stay tuned to this live page of Aaj Tak for all the big updates...
The two countries give different versions. For the Modi government the training camps of the Islamic subversives have been hit. Among the victims ten are relatives of Masood Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed. This group, together with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, is considered by the Indians responsible for the latest attack
10 of Masood Azhar’s family killed in Operation Sindoor
Terrorist Masood Azhar confirmed that 10 of his family members and 4 aides were killed in India’s retaliatory strikes under Operation Sindoor. Grieving the loss, the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief said, “It would’ve been better if I had died too.” Azhar, mastermind of major terror attacks including Pulwama and Parliament, lives in Bahawalpur — one of the key targets India hit in the operation.
'No Regret, No Despair': 10 Of Masood Azhar's Family Killed In Op Sindoor
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar has claimed that 10 members of his family and four of his aides were killed in India's targeted airstrikes under Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, news agency PTI reported.
Masood Azhar says 10 members of his family killed in India's missile attack
Lahore: Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar acknowledged on Wednesday that 10 members of his family and four close associates were killed in India’s missile attack on the outfit’s headquarters in Bahawalpur. A statement attributed to Azhar said those killed in the attack on Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur included the JeM chief’s elder sister and her husband, a nephew and his wife, another niece, and five children from his …
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