Top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander, Abdul Aziz Esar, known for anti-India speeches found dead in Pakistan: Report
ET Online June 03, 2025 11:20 PM
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A top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander, Abdul Aziz Esar, known for anti-India speeches, was found dead in Pakistan under mysterious circumstances. This occurred amidst heightened tensions following India's Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory strike on terrorist infrastructure after an attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

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A top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed was allegedly found dead in mysterious circumstances in Punjab district of Pakistan. Abdul Aziz Esar was known to make anti-India speeches, sources told Times Now.

The report alleged that the body was found early in the morning by his aide. Sources told Times Now said his body was "mysterious circumstances".

India's operation at JeM headquarters
The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, was among the hardest hit in India's precision strikes under Operation Sindoor.

"Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters at Bahawalpur (Pakistan) was hit the hardest, most potent weapon was used. Jaish-e-Mohammed was created by ISI. It was an important message by India," sources said. There were no talks between the National Security Advisors and the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan. There were only talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries, source added. This comes amid tensions between India and Pakistan following the Indian Armed Forces' launch of Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, targeting 9 terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK).

This operation was a retaliatory response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, including one Nepali national. Following India's operation, the conflict between India and Pakistan deepened, which resulted in increased cross-border shelling from Pakistan and retaliatory action from the Indian Armed Forces.

Areas across the border were set up on high alert and there were blackouts whenever attacks from Pakistan took place. However, both countries agreed to a cessation of hostilities on May 10 when US President Donald Trump, on his Truth Social, announced a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan.
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