Masood Azhar’s Family ‘Torn Apart’ in Operation Sindoor, Jaish Commander Admits

After sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar’s family was torn apart by Indian forces in Bahawalpur,” Kashmiri said.

THE BAHAWALPUR STRIKE

The operation was launched in retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which left 25 tourists dead. Apart from Bahawalpur, eight other terror sites were reduced to rubble as India conducted its most daring airstrike deep inside Pakistan.

In the strike on Bahawalpur, the 12th largest city in Pakistan located 400 km from Lahore, 10 of Azhar’s relatives were among those killed. It included his sister, her husband, his nephew, his niece and children from his extended family. Four of Azhar’s aides were also killed in the pre-dawn attack.

Satellite images showed heavy damage to one of the domes of the mosque and extensive destruction inside.

While Pakistan never acknowledged the fact, eyewitnesses and foreign media reports said state funerals were held in May for Azhar’s family members. Azhar, who has rarely been seen in public, also made a brief appearance and left the venue within minutes.