NEW DELHI: India’s Operation Sindoor, performed on the evening of Could 6 and seven, resulted within the elimination of round a dozen high-value terrorists in Pakistan, together with IC-814 hijacker Yusuf Azhar, chief of Lashkar’s Muridke headquarters Abu Jundal aka Mudassar, and the son of the 2016 Nagrota assault plotter.Sources termed the deaths of the jihadi commanders as a extreme setback to Pakistan’s military-terror nexus, including that recent estimates present that no less than 130-140 terrrorists have been killed within the strikes India launched to avenge Pahalgam killings.The precision strikes additionally uncovered the skinny veil that had been lengthy positioned between the Pakistani govt and its terror proxies with the funerals of jihadi A-listers being attended by the military-political institution.
This time, message was clear: India is aware of the place to seek out & hit terrorists Mudassar, the top of LeT’s headquarters at Muridike and one of the crucial infamous figures among the many killed, acquired a guard of honour by Pakistan military at his funeral.Indian intelligence has gathered video proof, which show {that a} wreath was laid on behalf of Pak military chief Asim Munir and Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz. “His funeral prayer was held in a govt faculty. A serving Lt Common of Pakistan military and IG of Punjab Police attended the prayer,” a senior intelligence officer mentioned.One other high-value goal was Yusuf Azhar, who glided by the alias of Ustad and was a wished man with an Interpol Purple Discover. He was a brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar, who had covertly entered India utilizing a faux passport organized by his handler Abdul Latif, previous to the 1998 Kandahar hijacking.India had formally requested Pakistan to take motion towards him, itemizing him as a wished terrorist in 2002. Nevertheless, he had continued to function from Jaish-e-Mohammed‘s Markaz Subhan Allah at Bahawalpur, which was destroyed within the strikes. Masood Azhar’s eldest brother-in-law Hafiz Muhammed Jameel was additionally killed within the strikes, sources confirmed. He was in control of the Markaz at Bahawalpur.The opposite high-value goal was Abu Akasha alias Khalid, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba. He was concerned in a number of terrorist assaults in J&Ok and was engaged in weapons smuggling from Afghanistan, sources mentioned. “His funeral was held in Faisalabad and attended by senior Pakistani military officers and deputy commissioner of Faisalabad,” mentioned a senior officer.The Indian surgical strike additionally resulted within the elimination of Jaish’s Mohammad Hassan Khan, son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, operational commander of JeM in POK. He performed a key position in coordinating terrorist assaults in J&Ok, together with the Nagrota assault.“This time, the message was loud and clear: India is aware of the place to seek out the perpetrators of heinous assaults, from Parliament in 2001 to the Pahalgam assault. The rigorously drawn checklist of targets successfully communicated that India can strike at will, settling a two-decade-old rating,” the officer added.The most important consequence of Operation Sindoor was the destruction of Muridke and Bahawalpur – terror sanctuaries that thrived for many years. Markaz Subhan Allah, JeM’s main hub for coaching and indoctrination of jihadis, was unfold throughout 15 acres. It was right here that Maulana Masood Azhar had resurfaced on Nov 30, 2024, addressing cadres for the primary time in two years. His speech reiterated anti-India rhetoric, vowing revenge for building of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Over a dozen main terror strikes, together with the 2019 Pulwama assault, have been deliberate right here. The perpetrators of the Pulwama assault had even skilled at this facility, which was residence to over 600 cadres and hosted common coaching classes for JeM members.India had dealt the primary main blow to the Pak-sponsored terror factories in 2019 by bombing terror camps at Balakot, considered the ‘first launchpad for jihad’.