The wound left by the Pulwama incident is still ripe and it is very much known that the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the organization that is behind i...
The wound left by the Pulwama incident is still ripe and it is very much known that the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the organization that is behind it is in hiding. The chief of this, Masood Azhar is currently the most-wanted terist for India. While the rumors of his demise are taking the Internet by storm, Pakistani media went confirming that Masood Azhar is "alive".
The media reports claiming that JeM leader is no more are false, Geo Urdu News reported. The report came amid speculation on social media that JeM founder has died. However, there was no official confirmation. Quoting unnamed sources close to the family of the JeM chief, the channel said Azhar is "alive", without elaborating on his health condition.
On the other hand, there was no official word on Masood Azhar's fate from the Pakistan government. "I don't know anything at this moment," Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told PTI, when asked about media reports claiming the news.
Coming to the story, Azhar is basically a resident of Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province, he formed the Jaish-e-Mohammed in 2000. The 50-year-old Azhar, who was released by the NDA government in 1999 in exchange of hostages of the hi**acked Indian Airlines plane IC-814, has been accused of being the mastermind of the 2001 Parliament attack, the later attacks on Jammu and Kashmir state assembly, on Pathankot IAF base and the latest Pulwama one.
Meanwhile, Intelligence agencies in New Delhi were trying to ascertain reports on social media. The Indian officials said they had no information other than that Masood Azhar was undergoing treatment at an army hospital after suffering renal failure.
The Indian government has claimed that it achieved a spectacular success by destroying the facility. In an interview to CNN, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi earlier admitted that the JeM chief is in his country and is "very unwell", but said the government can act against him only if India presents "solid" and "inalienable" evidence that can stand in a court of law.
"He is in Pakistan, according to my information. He is unwell to the extent that he can''t leave his house, because he's really unwell," Shah Mehmood Qureshi said.
Post the attack on Pulwama, the US, the UK and France last week moved a fresh proposal in the UN Security Council to designate Azhar as a global teorist, a listing that will subject him to global travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo. The proposal was moved Wednesday by the three permanent veto-wielding members of the 15-nation Security Council. The Security Council Sanctions Committee will have 10 working days to consider the fresh proposal submitted by the three permanent members.
The media reports claiming that JeM leader is no more are false, Geo Urdu News reported. The report came amid speculation on social media that JeM founder has died. However, there was no official confirmation. Quoting unnamed sources close to the family of the JeM chief, the channel said Azhar is "alive", without elaborating on his health condition.
On the other hand, there was no official word on Masood Azhar's fate from the Pakistan government. "I don't know anything at this moment," Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told PTI, when asked about media reports claiming the news.
Coming to the story, Azhar is basically a resident of Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province, he formed the Jaish-e-Mohammed in 2000. The 50-year-old Azhar, who was released by the NDA government in 1999 in exchange of hostages of the hi**acked Indian Airlines plane IC-814, has been accused of being the mastermind of the 2001 Parliament attack, the later attacks on Jammu and Kashmir state assembly, on Pathankot IAF base and the latest Pulwama one.
Meanwhile, Intelligence agencies in New Delhi were trying to ascertain reports on social media. The Indian officials said they had no information other than that Masood Azhar was undergoing treatment at an army hospital after suffering renal failure.
The Indian government has claimed that it achieved a spectacular success by destroying the facility. In an interview to CNN, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi earlier admitted that the JeM chief is in his country and is "very unwell", but said the government can act against him only if India presents "solid" and "inalienable" evidence that can stand in a court of law.
"He is in Pakistan, according to my information. He is unwell to the extent that he can''t leave his house, because he's really unwell," Shah Mehmood Qureshi said.
Post the attack on Pulwama, the US, the UK and France last week moved a fresh proposal in the UN Security Council to designate Azhar as a global teorist, a listing that will subject him to global travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo. The proposal was moved Wednesday by the three permanent veto-wielding members of the 15-nation Security Council. The Security Council Sanctions Committee will have 10 working days to consider the fresh proposal submitted by the three permanent members.
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