New Delhi: Massod Azhar, the founder of the dreaded terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), is suspected to be afflicted with renal failure and is under regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan, officials said here Saturday. This suggestion of security officials came after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the JeM chief is “unwell”.
“Recent reports indicate that Masood Azhar is now afflicted with renal failure and is under treatment and regular dialysis at the army hospital in Rawalpindi, the headquarters of the Pakistan Army,” a senior security official said.
Qureshi said Thursday: “He is in Pakistan, according to my information. He is unwell to the extent that he can’t leave his house, because he’s really unwell”.
The Jaish-e-Mohammad chief was a close associate of Osama bin Laden, terror motivator in several African countries and also known by many as the Pakistani cleric who brought jihad into the religious discourse at mosques in the UK, the official said.
Azhar’s brother says IAF hit Jaish camp
New Delhi: JeM chief’s younger brother Maulana Ammar has confirmed that IAF fighter jets had attacked their facility in Pakistan’s Balakot. CNN-News18 has accessed an audio clip, where Masood Azhar’s brother can be heard saying that Indian fighter planes didn’t bomb ISI or Pakistan army, but its centre in Balakot.
