Pakistan-India: Abdul Rauf Azhar, a most-wanted terrorist, was involved in the hijack of Indian Airlines IC 814 in Kandahar in 1999
In a claim the BJP has alleged, Abdul Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, was amongst the terrorists killed as India created terror infrastructure at Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in the Operation Sindoor yesterday.
India yesterday conducted aerial precision strikes in nine spots in Pakistan and PoK over the revenge of the Pahalgam terror attack where 26 innocent civilians were killed with their blood on their throats. One of them was the Jaish headquarters in Bahawalpur.
The BJP released a post on social media site with the picture of Abdul Rauf Azhar and wrote “eliminated”.
Abdul Rauf Azhar, the most wanted terrorist, was the brain behind the hijack of Indian Airlines IC 814 in Kandahar in 1999. He was accused of Pathankot terror attack as well as the attack on Parliament 2001.
In the IC 814 hijack, an 190-people India Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Delhi was diverted to Kandahar and the Indian government was compelled to release three terrorists with the passengers released from them – who included Masood Azhar.
Yesterday a statement attributed to Masood Azhar said that 10 members off his family and four of his aides were killed when India targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters, Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah, in Bahawalpur.
“Ten members of my family were blessed with this happiness together tonight… five innocent children, my elder sister, her honorable husband. … My scholar nephew Fazil bhanje and his wife and my talented scholar Fazilah (my niece) … my dear brother Huzaifah and his mother. Two more dear companions, the statement said, those killed have become the guests of Allah.
According to the statement, Masood Azhar is not “regretful or condemned himself” over the deaths.
“Rather, it comes to my heart again and again that I too would have joined this fourteen-member happy caravan. Time for their departure had come, but the Lord did not kill them,” it said.
Pakistan Launches Fresh Attack In Jammu, Other Areas. What We Know So Far
On Thursday evening a suspected Pakistani drone attack was repelled at part of Jammu but at other places of Punjab and even in sensitive areas of Rajasthan there were reported explosions one day after Operation Sindoor military strikes by New Delhi on terrorist infrastructures in the Capital.
Unconfirmed report of explosion of sound from nearby the Jammu airport was there.
From part of Punjab after Jammu also explosions were heard and Pakistan shelling was reported from the latter’s Pathankot and others J&K’s Kupwara and other sectors. Pakistani drones were later captured by the Indian air defence in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer a few minutes later. The sky can be seen to flash with explosions.
Suspected drone attack, Pakistan shelling: Answering to the suspected drone attack, air raid sirens and total blackout in some areas of Jammu and Punjab were reported as per the evidence available when writing this report at 9 pm. According to officials quoted by news agency PTI, Pakistani troops were instead shelling LoC in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani shelling has also been reported from Punjab’s Pathankot.
– S-400 shoots down 8 Pak drones, jet: Unconfirmed reports suggested that India’s S-400 air defence system brought down 8 missiles while a Pakistan jet (F-16) was also shot down. The reports were not verified by the government. Pakistan fired 8 missiles on Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia sector, defence sources reported, who cited ANI news agency; all were intercepted by Indian air defence units.
– Loud explosions heard: Reuters reports and confirmer sources, Jammu and Punjab towns where suspected drone explosions were heard on Thursday evening are:
– Akhnoor
– Samba
– Kathua
– Army cantonment Ratnuchak
– Baramulla as well as locals heard two blast sounds.
– Hoshiarpur
–Pathankot
Blackout in parts of Punjab: Amritsar also did the same just shortly after an immediate blackout was declared in Hoshiarpur administration when an explosion was heard after Thursday evening. According to the statements made by Deputy commissioner Aashika Jain the black out has been observed on the directions of the Air Froce authorities. “The black out will continue till further orders,” added DC Jain. The wreckage of missiles were allegedly picked from Kumahi Devi village near Hoshiarpur’s Talwara. Blackout was implemented later in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali also.
Drone intercepted over Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer: A few hours after explosion and Pakistani shelling in parts of Jammu and Punjab, Pakistan’s drones were caught getting intercepted by India’s air defence Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. Both Explosions can be heard and flashes in the sky observed in videos. Blackout was being experienced in Rajasthan’s Barmer too.
IPL match stopped; evacuation of Dharamshala stadium: The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, an Indian premiere league (IPL) cricket game, which was in progress on Thursday evening in the stadium where cricket is played in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala town, came to a halt once the city became dark. The Dharamshala stadium was evacuated.
Ud of india strikes pak’s air defence system: India attacked Pakistan’s air defence systems early on Thursday morning as a retaliation to a flood of drone and missile attacks by Pakistan against Indian military installations, last night.
The statement was released by the India ministry of Defence giving details of why the new strikes were necessary and once again reaffirmed the country’s resolve to take a non escalatory line.
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