Operation Sindoor Revelation: Almost five months after the Operation Sindoor, now even terrorists are claiming that Indian strikes on Pakistan were a success. Vindicating the Indian Army’s claim, JeM commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri has now revealed that Jaish-e-Mohamad (JeM)’s chief Masood Azhar lost his family members when India destroyed the Bahawalpur terror hideout inside Pakistan.

Operation Sindoor

Notably, India carried out Operation Sindoor on May 6 -7 to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. In a major overnight offensive, the Indian armed forces launched “Operation Sindoor,” striking nine terror facilities across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The coordinated action was aimed at crippling the core infrastructure of two of the region’s most notorious outfits — Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Islamabad later confirmed that nine locations were hit, including sites in Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muridke, all areas long associated with extremist networks. Among them, Bahawalpur stood out as a key target. The city, Pakistan’s twelfth largest, lies roughly 400 km from Lahore and is considered the heartbeat of JeM’s operations. Its nerve centre is the Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah — also known as the Usman-o-Ali campus — which serves as the group’s command hub.

Jaish Leader’s Expose

In a video that has gone viral on the internet, JeM commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri was heard not only accepting its terror activities but also revealing that how Indian Forces eliminated family members of Masood Azhar in the Operation Sindoor strike. 

Speaking in Urdu, Ilyas reportedly said, “Embracing terrorism, we fought Delhi, Kabul and Kandahar for protecting the borders of this country. After sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar’s family was torn apart by Indian forces in Bahawalpur.”

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar has remained out of public view for years, with Pakistan repeatedly denying knowledge of his location. In a June interview, Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari remarked that Islamabad would be “happy” to detain him if New Delhi provided credible proof that Azhar was present on Pakistani soil.