Yusuf Azhar
Yusuf Azhar, also known by the alias Ustad, is a notorious terrorist linked to the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 in 1999. He is the brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar, the founder of Jaish-e-Mohammed, and has been a wanted fugitive since India issued a formal request for his arrest in 2002. Azhar was killed during India's Operation Sindoor, which targeted high-value terrorists in Pakistan.
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Yusuf Azhar was killed during Operation Sindoor, and he is the husband of Sadiya Azhar.
'Go straight to paradise': Masood Azhar details JeM's new women course 'Daura-e-Taskiya'; vows 'global jihad'
India· 2025-10-29
Yusuf Azhar was killed in Operation Sindoor while targeting JeM’s headquarters.
'Tufat al-Muminat': JeM launches online 'jihadi course' for women; will charge PKR 500India· 2025-10-22Yusuf Azhar is Masood Azhar's brother who was killed in Operation Sindoor and is being commemorated by JeM.
Post-Operation Sindoor, major Pakistan terror groups shifting base to Afghanistan border | India NewsIndia· 2025-09-20
Yusuf Azhar, the IC-814 hijacker, was among the top terrorists killed in the strikes by Indian armed forces.
'Conflict has a price': Air Force chief reveals why India paused Operation Sindoor so soon; & a 'lesson' for world | India NewsIndia· 2025-09-19
The strikes killed around a dozen top terrorists, including Yusuf Azhar, the IC-814 hijacker.
'Such statements make it even more clearer': MEA on Jaish commander's admission; points out Pak state-terrorists nexus | India NewsIndia· 2025-09-19
Yusuf Azhar was neutralized during Operation Sindoor, which targeted high value terrorist targets.
Top LeT terrorist Abu Saiullah, behind 3 major attacks on India, eliminated in Pakistan's Sindh | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-18
Yusuf Azhar was one of the high-value operatives eliminated during India's Operation Sindoor.
From Gaza to Bahawalpur: How Pakistan is following terror playbook of Hamas and HezbollahIndia· 2025-05-15
Yusuf Azhar was mentioned as one of the high-value targets killed during the operation.
Air Marshal Bharti on Operation Sindoor: Terror camps decimated, casualties for Pakistan to count | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-11
Yusuf Azhar was among the high-value targets killed in the precision strikes.
'Operation Sindoor': IC-814 hijackers, Pulwama plotters among over 100 terrorists killed in precision strikes, says DGMO Ghai in joint briefing | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-11
Yusuf Azhar was a high-value terrorist killed in Operation Sindoor and was a brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar.
Lashkar’s Muridke HQ chief among 140 terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-10
