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Who are the ‘high-value terrorists’ killed in Operation Sindoor in Pakistan?
In a joint-press briefing on Sunday, Director General of Military Operations Lt. General Rajiv Ghai revealed names of high-value targets killed.
In a joint-press briefing conducted by the Indian military on Sunday evening, Director General of Military Operations Lt. General Rajiv Ghai confirmed the names of high-value targets killed in the Operation Sindoor strikes.
“Nine terror targets were identified after careful deliberation under Operation Sindoor. More than 100 terrorists killed in nine terror targets on early May 7 operation,” he said. Follow India-Pakistan news live updates
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He added that some of the high-value targets killed in the strikes were Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf and Mudasir Ahmed.
Funeral of killed terrorists in Muridke was carried out by LeT Cdr Abdul Rauf (Abdur Rauf), who is also a specially designated global terrorist by the US Treasury. The funeral was attended by high-profile officials of the Pakistan Army ad IGP Punjab, who were seen offering prayers.
Affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Yusuf Azhar is the brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar. He has handled weapons training for JeM, and was also involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rauf is a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and UN-designated global terrorist. Meanwhile, Mudasir was also allegedly involved in the Pulwama attack, along with the other two revealed names. He has also worked with Hafiz Abdul Rauf in the past as his security-in-charge. He is also a close associate of Saifullah Khalid Kasuri (LeT Deputy Chief), who had recruited him. The trio were also involved in the IC-814 hijacking.
In a press release, the DGMO revealed other high-value target names too. According to the release, Khalid (Abu Akasha) was killed on May 7, and he was a trained LeT terrorist, who operated in J&K and also exfiltrated back. He recently shifted to LeT HQ, Muridke and was part of the Central Committee.
In Muridke, Mohammad Hassan Khan was also killed, and he is the son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmir (JeM Operational Commander, Amir, POJK). In the past, he operated from the Syedna Bilal terrorist camp, and was also involved in the Pulwama attack. He has also worked with Shakargarh-based JeM operative, Mohammad Adnan Ali (Doctor Mussadiq), Ali Kashif Jaan (Usman Haider) and Mohammad Yasir.
Meanwhile, in Bahawalpur, Hafiz Muhammed (Hafiz Jameel Ahmad) was killed, who is the eldest brother-in-law and advisor of JeM Chief Maulana Masoor Azhar, and was also in overall incharge of JeM headquarters at Bahawalpur. He has also visited POJK in the past to motivate youth to join his movement against India and raise funds for JeM.
The Indian military also informed that the Pakistan Army has reported to have lost approximately 35 to 40 personnel in artillery and small arms firing on the Line of Control between May 7 and May 10.
What the other side had probably also not reckoned with was the speedy and precise turnaround and hit back, the Indian military said.
The press briefing on Operation Sindoor and its impact was held by Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Maj Gen SS Sharma and Vice Admiral AN Pramod.
The officers informed that five casualties Indian military suffered in the operations against Pakistan.
