Masood Azhar, the leader of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), has said that 10 of his family members were killed in a recent missile strike by India. The attack hit a mosque in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. The victims included his sister, her husband, a nephew, his wife, a niece, and five children.
India carried out airstrikes on multiple locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday night. These strikes were in response to a deadly militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir two weeks ago, which killed 25 Indians and one Nepali.
India blamed JeM for that attack and said the strikes targeted terrorist camps, including the JeM headquarters in Bahawalpur, about 100km inside Pakistan. However, Pakistan denies having any terror camps and called the strikes a “heinous act of aggression.”
BBC footage showed severe damage to the mosque, with collapsed domes and large holes in the roof and ground. People in Bahawalpur were seen attending funerals and expressing anger and fear over the attack and its possible consequences.
JeM, founded by Masood Azhar in 1999 after his release from an Indian prison, has been linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, according to the UN, which declared Azhar a global terrorist in 2019.
The recent events have caused heavy tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan. International leaders are now urging both countries to show restraint and avoid war.
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