In a bold counter-terror operation on May 7, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror launchpads deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The pre-dawn airstrikes eliminated five senior operatives from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)—groups long responsible for bloodshed in Jammu & Kashmir.
Here are the key details:
- Mudassar Khadian Khas (aka Abu Jundal)
• Affiliation: Lashkar-e-Taiba
• Held a senior role at Markaz Taiba, Muridke
• Received military honours at his funeral; prayers led by JuD’s Hafiz Abdul Rauf
• Guard of honour by Pakistan Army; wreaths sent by Gen. Asim Munir and CM Maryam Nawaz - Mohammad Yusuf Azhar (Ustad Ji / Mohd Salim / Ghosi Sahab)
• Affiliation: Jaish-e-Mohammed
• Brother-in-law of JeM chief Masood Azhar
• Weapon trainer and handler of multiple J&K terror operations
• Accused in the 1999 IC-814 hijacking - Hafiz Muhammed Jameel
• Affiliation: Jaish-e-Mohammed
• Elder brother of Masood Azhar
• Headed Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur
• Radicalised youth and managed terror fundraising - Khalid (aka Abu Akasha)
• Affiliation: Lashkar-e-Taiba
• Smuggled weapons from Afghanistan
• Involved in several attacks in J&K
• Buried in Faisalabad; funeral attended by senior Pak Army and local officials - Mohammad Hassan Khan
• Affiliation: Jaish-e-Mohammed
• Son of JeM’s PoK commander Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri
• Played a key role in planning and coordinating attacks in J&K
This precise strike not only decimated key terror leadership but also sent a clear signal that India will not tolerate safe havens for terrorism across the border. Operation Sindoor reflects a policy of zero tolerance and tactical dominance in defending national security.
