The notification issued by the UN’s 1267 Sanctions Committee on Wednesday dropped these references – a face-saving measure for Pakistan apparently at the behest of China, which lifted its technical hold for the designation to go ahead. read more

The UN sanctions committee on the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda on Wednesday announced the designation of Azhar, leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), over its ties to Al-Qaeda. read more

The UN’s Sanctions Committee decision came after China, which had blocked the proposal four times, lifted its hold decision following the global pressure, mainly from France, UK and the US. read more

According to the counter-terror and police officials, none of whom wished to be identified, the reason for the activation of the launch pads is to boost the Jaish’s strength and capabilities in the state. read more

About 63 locals were recruited from Pulwama in 2018 and two more this year. Shopian district was a distant second, with 46 locals joining terror groups in 2018, but none this year. read more

In his most recent column written, under his pen name Saadi, in the latest edition of JeM’s weekly paper Al-Qalam, Azhar challenged Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to a shooting or archery competition in a bid to prove how medically fit he is. read more

Swaraj also questioned Pakistan’s retaliation to the Indian air strikes in Balakot when, she said, India had specifically targeted the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). read more

The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity to give a sense of the feeling of other members of the Security Council after China blocked the move to designate Azhar a global terrorist. read more

An assessment report put together by the Indian Air Force and intelligence agencies, which includes satellite photographs, shows that Indian fighter jets destroyed most of the targets they went after in the Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, Pakistan,... read more

The Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group has strong links with Sunni sectarian organisations that target prominent Shias . read more

The Balakot airstrike conducted by India was a counter-terrorism operation, which was well within the international laws. However, a day after on February 27, Pakistan attacked Indian military installation with as many as 20 fighter jets, the official... read more

Pakistan on Thursday said it will “soon” respond to a dossier handed over to it by India on “specific details” of involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the deadly Pulwama terror attack as also the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror... read more

The best thing that Pakistan can do is to extradite both Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed to India. No other step can improve the relations between the two countries like this one. read more

Highly-placed sources said that the government got the intelligence input just two days after the February 14 terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama by JeM suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were... read more

Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks. read more