Pakistan: Jaish chief Masood Azhars brother Mohammad Tahir Anwar found dead under mysterious circumstances
Mohammad Tahir Anwar was closely associated with Jaish and had been quite active in leading outfit's operations for years
Pakistan: Mohammad Tahir Anwar, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, was found dead in Pakistan under mysterious circumstances.
Anwar had been quite active in leading Jaish operations for years. His death was confirmed through the group’s official channel, which said his funeral would be held late Monday night at Jamia Masjid Usman Wali in Bahawalpur.
The cause behind Tahir Anwar's death has not been ascertained yet with no mention of illness or any specific incident so far , raising doubts over his untimely death.
The terror outfit has been linked to major terror attacks that jolt India including the 2001 Parliament attack, Pathankot airbase strike, Uri attack, Pulwama attack.
Indian forces as part of Operation Sindoor carried out military strikes on its headquarters in Bahawalpur among several other terror bases in which several of Azhar's close relatives were killed. Jaish in September last year for the first time indirectly acknowledged the losses.
A senior commander of the outfit confirmed that Azhar's family was killed during the Indian strikes under Operation Sindoor. The strike was part of India’s response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead.
Several terror bases including Jaish headquarters in Bahawalpur were reduced to rubble with extensive damage to Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah. Around 10 of Masood Azhar’s relatives, including his sister, her husband, a nephew, a niece and children from his extended family, were among those killed. Several of his aides were also killed in the attack.