Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the UN-designated terrorist organization based in Pakistan, has undertaken a new approach to amplify its terror network through an online course aimed at recruiting women into its newly formed women’s brigade, Jamat-ul-Muminat.
According to a report by India Today, the course — titled Tufat al-Muminat — is designed both as a recruitment drive and a fundraising initiative, charging each participant a “donation” of 500 Pakistani Rupees. The course is scheduled to begin on November 1, and will be conducted through daily 40-minute live lectures on online platforms.
Women closely associated with JeM’s leadership — including Masood Azhar’s sisters, Sadia and Samaira Azhar — will lead the classes, instructing participants on their roles in the organization from the perspectives of Jihad, religion, and Islamic ideology.
Masood Azhar had announced the formation of Jamat-ul-Muminat on October 8. A follow-up event, Dukhtaran-e-Islam, was held in Rawalakot, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, on October 19 to attract women into the group.
The report suggests that JeM is now exploiting online platforms to recruit women into its brigades — a model that echoes the strategies of groups like ISIS, Hamas, and the LTTE, potentially leading to suicide or fedayeen operations.
Each woman enrolled in the course is required to contribute 500 PKR and submit personal details through an online form.
Such ventures highlight Pakistan’s hypocrisy regarding terrorism. While Islamabad claims compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regulations, it continues to permit groups like JeM to openly run guerrilla warfare training camps and collect funds under the guise of educational programmes.
Masood Azhar has placed the command of the women’s brigade under the leadership of his younger sister, Sadia Azhar.
