Massive: Masood Azhar's 10 Family Members Killed In Indian Strikes On Jem Terror Hub In Bahawalpur

Ten family members and adjacent associates of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) laminitis Masood Azhar were among those killed successful precision airstrikes carried retired by nan Indian Armed Forces early Wednesday, arsenic portion of Operation Sindoor, targeting panic infrastructure crossed Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

According to apical information sources, complete 80 terrorists were neutralised successful nan coordinated strikes, pinch nan astir aggravated operations successful Bahawalpur and Muridke, wherever 25–30 terrorists were killed astatine each location.

"Hafiz Abdul Malik, a high-value target of nan Terrorist Organization; Lashkar-e-Taiba, reportedly eliminated successful a precise onslaught connected Markaz Tayyeba successful Muridke (Pakistan) past night," tweeted BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. 

The onslaught successful Bahawalpur targeted Markaz Subhan Allah, nan office of JeM. Presenting ocular grounds of nan destroyed sites, Col. Sofiya Qureshi said, "The videos show destroyed panic camps, including from nan Muridke wherever those progressive successful nan 2008 Mumbai Terror attacks – Ajmal Kasab and David Headley – received their training."

The Muridke target, Masjid wa Markaz Taiba, is known arsenic nan ideological nervus centre of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and has agelong been described arsenic nan "terror nursery" of Pakistan. 

Qureshi besides said that India besides destroyed nan Sarjal panic campy successful Sialkot, which lies 6 km wrong Pakistan. It's nan campy wherever those terrorists progressive successful nan sidesplitting of 4 Jammu and Kashmir constabulary unit received their training, she said. 

The cross-border strikes were launched successful retaliation for nan Pahalgam panic attack, which near 25 Indian civilians and 1 Nepali national dead. India has described nan cognition arsenic focused and measured. In its charismatic statement, New Delhi asserted:

"Our actions person been focused, measured and non-escalatory successful nature. No Pakistani subject accommodation person been targeted. India has demonstrated sizeable restraint successful nan action of targets and method of execution."

The onslaught besides destroyed a mosque successful Muzzafarabad successful Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, according to reports by Reuters. "Suddenly, shelling started. I deliberation astir 10 to 15 missiles deed here," said Ahmed Abbasi, a section resident.

The mosque besides housed a madrasa, which according to Abbasi was among nan structures destroyed, arsenic per Reuters. According to sources, nan Shawai Nallah Camp, besides known arsenic Bait-ul-Mujahideen, is located connected Muzaffarabad-Neelum Road successful Muzaffarabad, PoK. It is 1 of nan astir important camps of LeT. Attackers of 26/11 Mumbai Attack including Ajmal Kasab had received violent training successful this Camp.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri revealed that nan group claiming work for nan Pahalgam killings, The Resistance Front, is simply a beforehand for nan UN-proscribed Pakistani violent group LeT. "Investigations into nan Pahalgam panic onslaught person brought retired nan connection notes of terrorists successful and to Pakistan," he said.

Published on: May 7, 2025 12:01 PM IST