Highly placed Indian sources have confirmed the identities of five high-profile terrorists killed during Operation Sindoor, a series of precision strikes conducted on May 7 targeting nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The operation, a response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives, neutralized key figures from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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Mudassar Khadian Khas (aliases: Mudassar, Abu Jundal), affiliated with LeT, oversaw Markaz Taiba in Muridke, a major training hub. His funeral, attended by a Pakistani Lieutenant General and Punjab Police IG, featured wreaths from Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir and Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz, highlighting his significance.
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Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, elder brother of JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar, managed Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur. He played a critical role in radical indoctrination and fundraising for JeM.
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Mohammad Yusuf Azhar (aliases: Ustad Ji, Mohd Salim, Ghosi Sahab), Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law, was a JeM operative wanted for the 1999 IC-814 hijacking. He was linked to multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Khalid (alias: Abu Akasha), an LeT commander, was involved in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and weapons smuggling from Afghanistan. His funeral in Faisalabad was attended by senior Pakistani army officials and the Deputy Commissioner.
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Mohammad Hassan Khan, son of JeM’s PoK operational commander Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, coordinated terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
The strikes, executed with precision, underscore India’s resolve to dismantle terrorist infrastructure while avoiding Pakistani military targets, amid escalating tensions.
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