Masood Azhar
Masood Azhar is the founder and leader of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which has been responsible for several high-profile terrorist attacks in India, including the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the 2019 Pulwama attack. He was released from Indian custody in 1999 in exchange for hostages during an airplane hijacking, leading to his establishment of JeM in Pakistan. Azhar is designated as a terrorist by multiple countries and organizations, including the United Nations, for his role in promoting and executing acts of terrorism against India. His group's headquarters in Bahawalpur was targeted during India's Operation Sindoor, a response to recent terror attacks attributed to Pakistan-based groups.
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India:
Masood Azhar is the chief of the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and announced the creation of an all-women wing aimed at countering Hindu women and women journalists in India.
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India:
Masood Azhar is the chief of JeM who announced the formation of a women's wing and detailed plans for training women for jihad.
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India:
Masood Azhar is the chief of JeM and has made public appeals for funds.
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India:
Masood Azhar is the leader of JeM, whose brother Yusuf Azhar is being commemorated in a recruitment drive.
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India:
The strikes had torn apart the family of group chief Masood Azhar.
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India:
Masood Azhar's family was ripped apart during the May 7 military operation.
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India:
Masood Azhar is the chief of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad, whose family was affected by a counterterror strike.
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Pakistan:
Bilawal mentioned Masood Azhar as an individual of concern in the context of extradition to India.
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India:
Bhutto mentioned the possibility of extraditing Jaish-e-Muhammed kingpin Masood Azhar to India.
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India:
Masood Azhar is a UN-designated global terrorist who has been banned by Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority.
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