'jem Responsible But Real Connection Through...': Mea's Big Reveal On American Journo Daniel Pearl's Killing

India's Operation Sindoor, which reduced 9 violent camps located crossed Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to rubble, not only spelt justness for nan 26 guiltless group who mislaid their lives successful nan dastardly Pahalgam violent onslaught but besides for nan slain American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl associated pinch nan Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and his family. 

Now, why does India's action nether nan codename Operation Sindoor spell justness for nan slain WSJ journalist and his family? India inflicted nan maximum harm connected Bahawalpur, which is nan operational nervus centre of nan panic outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed and besides houses its chief, Maulana Masood Azhar.

After Bahawalpur, nan Indian equipped forces inflicted nan astir damages connected Muridke, nan office of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). JeM and LeT were linked to Pearl's murder, which sent shockwaves crossed nan world owed to nan sheer brutality. 

Vikram Misri's large uncover connected Jaish's involvement

During a property convention connected Friday, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri mentioned nan slain journalist astatine a presser astir India's violative against Pakistan. Misri said that nan proscribed panic outfit was straight aliases indirectly responsible for Pearl's death, but had a bigger uncover to make. 

"The Jaish-e-Mohammed was successful immoderate measurement straight aliases indirectly responsible for nan decease of Daniel Pearl, but nan existent relationship is done Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, nan British Pakistani Jihadi who was held successful India but was released successful 2000 and he was nan personification who lured Daniel Pearl, yet starring to his murder," Misri said. 

In this context, he besides called India's onslaught connected Jaish's installation successful Bahawalpur "a fitting portion of this unfortunate incident."

Masood Azhar's relative eliminated, Daniel Pearl's begetter says 'thank you, India'

Moreover, nan ruling BJP said yesterday that Masood Azhar's relative Abdul Rauf Azhar was killed successful nan Operation Sindoor arsenic India deed panic camps. "Most wanted Pakistani terrorist, Abdul Rauf Azhar killed," nan BJP said successful a station connected X. 

After nan news of Abdul Rauf Azhar's dispersed for illustration wildfire, Daniel Pearl's begetter said successful a agelong post: "I want to convey each of you who reached retired to maine coming successful consequence to nan news that India's subject forces person eliminated Abdul Rauf Azhar - a man described arsenic responsible for nan kidnapping and execution of my son, Daniel." 

He further said successful his station that Azhar orchestrated nan hijacking of nan IC-814 flight, pursuing which Omar Shaikh was released. Shaikh was nan man who lured Pearl into captivity, he added. 

About nan Daniel Pearl case

In 2002, Pearl was kidnapped by Muslim terrorists successful Karachi erstwhile he was moving connected a communicative astir Pakistani terrorists. Later, a videotape of his sidesplitting was sent to nan US officials successful February.

His kidnappers, who called themselves nan National Movement for nan Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty, claimed that Pearl was an Israeli spy. In summation to this, they besides sent nan US a database of demands if they wanted Daniel Pearl to beryllium freed. 

He mentioned successful nan video that he visited Israel aggregate times. 

"My father's Jewish, my mother's Jewish, I'm Jewish. My family follows Judaism. Back successful nan municipality of Bnei Brak, location is simply a thoroughfare named aft my awesome grandfather, who was 1 of nan founders of nan town," he said successful nan video earlier he was executed.

Abdul Rauf Azhar was a co-conspirator successful nan kidnapping and execution of nan Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 7:49 PM IST