Formed by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, JeM was enlisted as a "Designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation" by the United Nations Security Council. The group has carried out several terrorist attacks in India, including in Jammu and Kashmir.
Masood Azhar's JeM had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers in February, 2019.
Balakot Airstrike Anniversary: February 26 marks the first anniversary of the Balakot airstrike which was conducted by the Indian Air Force to target the terrorist camps operating in the town of Balakot in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
The biggest gathering of devotees was witnessed at Hazratbal shrine where thousands of faithful offered the Eid prayers, officials said.
In yet another setback to India's bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, China on Wednesday put a technical hold on a proposal in the UN Security Council to ban him following the Pulwama terror attack.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said the Jaish-e-Mohammed was a terror outfit but indicated that his country's intelligence had used it to carry out attacks in India during his tenure.
In an opinion poll conducted by India TV-CNX in 27 Parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh between March 1-3, the majority clearly did not approve of the demand to present evidences of air strikes by IAF on terror camps in Pakistan.
Jaish terror group's Balakot camp, where training was imparted to recruits to carry out suicide attacks, was targeted by the IAF in an air strike last week, following the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
According to reports, the killed terrorist is believed to be a relative of Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief Masood Azhar Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar. However, an official confirmation is awaited in this regard.
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