Masood Azhar Resurfaces With Message Invoking Ghazwa-e-Hind, Kashmir Jihad Against ‘Modi And Rich Polytheists’: Report

Global terrorist Masood Azhar has reportedly resurfaced after months of being underground, reports Asian News International (ANI).

The leader and founder of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad was rumoured to have died months ago with his funeral held in Karachi. However, a message purportedly from Azhar has been making rounds on Telegram in the aftermath of abrogation of special status of Kashmir.

Since he was designated a global terrorist by the United Nations, Masood Azhar was being prevented from giving speeches in mosques and releasing instigating audiotapes by the Pakistan government, which may have led to a shift to more clandestine channels.

The message which has not yet been confirmed to be from Azhar was released by the think tank Aurora Intel and reads as follows:

The message was circulated on Telegram among the Islamist circles as the message from Azhar, though its authenticity couldn’t be verified. The message was released a day after the abrogation of special status of Kashmir was announced on 5 August.

The message echoes with what Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan had said after the scrapping of Article 370 by India, "Incidents like Pulwama are bound to happen again. I can predict this will happen."

It has also been reported that Pakistan ISI has given the JeM its nod to carry out major attacks in India. In this light, it has also been reported that the JeM has started to move its trained fighters towards the LoC in a bid to infiltrate into the Indian territory. Azhar's brothers, Ibrahim Azhar and Rauf Azhar were reportedly moved to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistan's armed forces.