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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’s brothers-in-law Hafiz Muhammed Jameel and Mohammad Yusuf Azhar were among five terrorists killed when the Indian forces targeted and destroyed nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, sources in the government said.
The strikes, called Operation Sindoor, had hit the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. The strikes, conducted using missiles — “niche technology weapons with careful selection of warheads” — were in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed two weeks ago.
Of the nine sites targeted, five were in PoK (two sites each in Muzaffarabad and Kotli and one in Bhimber), and four in Pakistan (two in Sialkot, one each in Muridke and Bahawalpur) – a marked departure from 2019 when, following the Pulwama terror attack, the Indian Air Force targeted one terror site, at Balakot, in Pakistan.
The nine sites targeted were Markaz Taiba at Muridke near Lahore, the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba where 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab and Lashkar scout David Coleman Headley were trained; Markaz Subhanallah, the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur; Sarjal in Sialkot; Mehmona Joya in Sialkot; Sawai Nala in Muzaffarabad; Syedna Bilal in Muzaffarabad; Gulpur in Kotli; Abbas in Kotli; and Bhimber.
Here are the details of the five terrorists killed, according to government sources:
1. Mudassar Khadian Khas, aka Mudassar, aka Abu Jundal: Affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba, he was in-charge of Markaz Taiba in Muridke.
2. Hafiz Muhammed Jameel: Affiliated to JeM, he is the eldest brother-in-law of JeM chief Masood Azhar. He was in-charge of Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur and was reportedly involved in fundraising for JeM, according to the sources.
3. Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, aka Ustad Ji, aka Mohd Salim, aka Ghosi Sahab: Affiliated to JeM, he, too, is the brother-in-law of Masood Azhar and handled weapons training for the terror outfit. He is wanted in the IC-814 hijacking case and was also reportedly involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir.
4. Khalid, aka Abu Akasha: Affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba, he has been involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir. He was reportedly engaged in weapons smuggling from Afghanistan.
5. Mohammad Hassan Khan: Affiliated to JeM, he is the son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, the operational commander of JeM in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to the sources. He has also reportedly played a key role in coordinating terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir.
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