A statement attributed to Azhar had said that India’s attack on Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur, some 400-km from Lahore, resulted in the death of 10 of his family members and four close associates.

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A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander has admitted that the family of the terror group's chief Masood Azhar was "torn into pieces" in the Indian missile strikes on May 7 on the outfit's headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.In a viral video uploaded to a YouTube channel on Tuesday (September 16, 2025), JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri can be heard fuming over the Indian attack that killed the family members of Azhar during Operation Sindoor and also bragging about fighting in neighbouring countries for Pakistan. Published - September 17, 2025 07:09 am IST