5 Key Pakistani Terrorists Killed In Operation Sindoor: Sources Share List

Five terrorists tasked with important roles in the Pakistan-based terror groups, Jash-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, were killed in the initial phase of Operation Sindoor when Indian forces struck terror camps deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) in the early morning of May 7, said sources.

These five terrorists were identified as Mudassar Khadian Khas, Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, Khalid alias Abu Akasha, and Mohammad Hassan Khan, added the sources.

Photos of top Pakistan military officers attending the funeral of these terrorists had gone viral, exposing the decades-old nexus between Pakistan’s army and terrorists.

Khas, who went by the name Mudassar and Abu Jundal, was affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba. He was the in-charge of Markaz Taiba, a terror camp based in Muridke, Pakistan, located about 25 km from the border with India. It served as the headquarters of the LeT.

Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, had confessed that he received his training at this camp. David Headley, another terrorist involved in 26/11, also reportedly trained here.

Khas’ funeral was led by designated global terrorist Hafiz Abdul Rauf at a government school, said sources. At his funeral, Khas was given a guard of honour by the Pakistan Army with top military officers laying a wreath on behalf of Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir and Maryam Nawaz, Chief Minister of Punjab Province.

Those who attended his prayer ceremony included a serving officer of the Pakistan Army in the Lt General rank and the Inspector General of Punjab Province’s police.

Jameel was associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed and the brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar, the founder of the JeM. He held the charge of Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur, about 100 km deep inside Pakistan. He actively indoctrinated potential recruits for the JeM and helped raised funds, said sources.

The Bahawalpur camp was used for recruitment, training, and the indoctrination of potential recruits and was frequented by Azhar. The strike on the terror camp on May 7 killed at least 10 family members of Azhar and his four aides, according to a statement attributed to the wanted terrorist shared by news agency PTI.