Top Jaish Commander Links Masood Azhar To Delhi, Mumbai Attacks; Pakistan Terror Ties Exposed Again

<p>A senior Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative has directly implicated Masood Azhar, the group&rsquo;s leader, in orchestrating major attacks in Delhi and Mumbai, further undermining Pakistan&rsquo;s long-standing claims that it does not harbor terrorist networks.</p>
<p>Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, a high-ranking commander of the UN-designated terror outfit, admitted in a video statement that Azhar, one of India&rsquo;s most wanted fugitives, masterminded attacks from Pakistan after his release from Indian custody. According to Kashmiri, Azhar established his operations from Balakot&mdash;a location later targeted by India in 2019 airstrikes.</p>
<p>&ldquo;After escaping from Tihar Jail in Delhi, Amir-ul-Mujahideen Maulana Masood Azhar came to Pakistan. The soil of Balakot provided him a base to carry forward his vision, mission, and programmes in Delhi and Bombay [Mumbai]. This is how Maulana Masood Azhar, the Amir-ul-Mujahideen who terrorised the country, appears,&rdquo; Kashmiri said.</p>
<p>The revelation leaves Islamabad with little room to refute claims that it shelters terrorist networks.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>According to the visuals assessed , last Sunday about seven hours before the India-Pakistan cricket match began JeM staged a recruitment gathering in Garhi Habibullah town of Mansehra. The event was held jointly with the religious-political organization Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.&hellip; <a href=”https://t.co/YqMfSMnKwK”>pic.twitter.com/YqMfSMnKwK</a></p>
&mdash; Shivank Mishra 🇮🇳 (@shivank_8mishra) <a href=”https://twitter.com/shivank_8mishra/status/1968225801926742404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<h2>From Balakot to Bahawalpur: A Terror Network Unveiled</h2>
<p>Kashmiri openly identified Balakot as the staging ground for Azhar&rsquo;s terror operations in India, even invoking Osama bin Laden as a guiding &ldquo;martyr&rdquo; whose ideology shaped JeM&rsquo;s strategies. His admissions echo India&rsquo;s long-standing position: Jaish terror camps operate with the implicit backing of Pakistan&rsquo;s military-intelligence apparatus, despite Islamabad&rsquo;s repeated denials of any terrorist hideouts within its borders.</p>
<p>In a further bombshell, Kashmiri disclosed details of the May 7 Indian strike on JeM&rsquo;s Bahawalpur headquarters, Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah. He claimed the airstrike inflicted severe casualties, including the deaths of Azhar&rsquo;s family members, whom he said were &ldquo;torn apart&rdquo; in the attack.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>”Terrorist Masood Azhar’s family was ‘torn into pieces’ during India’s strike in Bahawalpur as part of its Operation Sindoor” ~ Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist organization.<br /><br />A clear answer to those who doubted India’s strike in Pakistan. <a href=”https://t.co/B78gtNqHVl”>pic.twitter.com/B78gtNqHVl</a></p>
&mdash; Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) <a href=”https://twitter.com/AskAnshul/status/1967943189463241028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>The Bahawalpur strike was part of <a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a>, conducted by Indian forces to dismantle multiple terror launchpads across the border and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. It came in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 civilian lives.</p>
<h2>Pakistan Army&rsquo;s Involvement in Terror Activities</h2>
<p>Kashmiri further revealed that Pakistan&rsquo;s military brass had instructed generals to attend the funerals of Jaish terrorists killed in Bahawalpur. Videos circulating on social media in May showed high-ranking Pakistani officers leading the funerals, prompting India to condemn Islamabad for providing state-style ceremonies to proscribed terrorists.</p>
<p>According to Kashmiri, the directive came from Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir to &ldquo;honour&rdquo; those killed in Indian airstrikes. His testimony adds weight to New Delhi&rsquo;s longstanding claim that Pakistan&rsquo;s military-intelligence establishment actively supports and protects terrorist groups.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>🚨🚨🚨 Exclusive:<br /><br />DG ISPR asked for linkage between Bhawalpur and Jaish-e-Muhammad <br /><br />His partner in terror Jaish commander Ilyas Kashmiri confirms: “GHQ (Pakistan Army chief) ordered his Generals to attend funerals of terrorists eliminated in Bahawalpur Jaish camp during&hellip; <a href=”https://t.co/MzA4KmYKxu”>pic.twitter.com/MzA4KmYKxu</a></p>
&mdash; OsintTV 📺 (@OsintTV) <a href=”https://twitter.com/OsintTV/status/1967971472921768403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<h2>Breaking the Veil of Deception</h2>
<p>The disclosures by Masood Ilyas Kashmiri shed fresh light on Pakistan&rsquo;s decades-long duplicity: publicly aligning with the West on counterterrorism while covertly nurturing jihadist networks at home. As India continues to point to these terror sanctuaries, Kashmiri&rsquo;s revelations make it increasingly difficult for Islamabad to deny the presence of operational terror bases within its territory.</p>