Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar has publicly acknowledged that 10 of his family members and four close associates were killed in the Indian military’s Operation Sindoor, a major cross-border strike targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Key Highlights:
- The Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur, JeM’s central headquarters, was among the nine high-value terror targets struck.
- Azhar confirmed casualties including:
- His elder sister and her husband
- A nephew and his wife
- A niece, among others
- In a sharply worded statement, Azhar said: “Is zulm ne saaray zabtay tor diye hain. Ab koi reham ki umeed na rakhe.”
(“This cruelty has broken all boundaries. Now, no one should expect mercy.”)
Operation Sindoor — What Was Hit?
Indian armed forces launched coordinated airstrikes on nine terror hubs:
- 4 in Pakistan:
- Markaz Subhan Allah – JeM HQ in Bahawalpur
- Makaz Raheel Shahid – Kotli
- Mehmoona Joya – Sialkot
- Markaz Taiba – Murdike (LeT)
- 5 in PoK:
- Sarjal at Tehra Kalan – JeM
- Markaz Abbas – Kotli
- Syedna Bilal – Muzaffarabad (JeM)
- Markaz Ahle Hadith – Barnala (LeT)
- Shwawai Nalla Camp – Muzaffarabad (LeT)
Also struck were Hizbul Mujahideen-linked sites.
Symbolism of ‘Operation Sindoor’:
Named after the red vermilion (‘sindoor’) traditionally worn by Hindu women as a sign of marriage, the operation derives its title from the viral image of a woman mourning beside her husband’s body following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, in which 26 civilians were brutally killed.
This declaration from Azhar, a globally designated terrorist, is the first admission from a top Pakistan-based militant confirming the personal and organizational damage inflicted by India’s strikes.
