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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicJaish-e-Mohammad

Topic: Jaish-e-Mohammad

As jihad crumbled in Kashmir, how a primary-educated cleric crafted plan to take war to India’s cities

Irfan Ahmad Wagay, the Sringar cleric, is at the centre of the circle of doctors now alleged to have plotted massive bombings and attacks in New Delhi.

How Jaish posters led cops to Irfan Ahmad, Shopian cleric & ‘brain’ of Faridabad terror module

According to the police, 3 Nowgam residents who were arrested after they were seen putting up the posters had revealed that it was Maulvi Irfan who had handed the posters to them.

1st words from Jaish after Op Sindoor—vengeance against India, and a warning to Pakistan

Sanction by Pakistani military to hold such a large mobilisation marks turning point for JeM, with its leadership gaining more public space than ever in over a decade.

Mapping Pakistan Army’s corps commands & their strategic roles, from Rawalpindi to LoC

A network of 9 corps-level commands led by lieutenant generals forms the backbone of Pakistan’s military strategy, domestic security apparatus and, in some cases, political calculus.

Operation Sindoor brings Daniel Pearl back in focus. How slain WSJ journalist’s father reacted

The Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped and later beheaded by Al Qaeda leader Omar Saeed Sheikh in 2002 in Karachi.

Fidayeen factories of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke, Jaish in Bahawalpur targeted in Operation Sindoor

Missile strikes in response to Pahalgam attack targeted Jaish’s Jama-e-Masjid Subhanallah headquarters in Bahawalpur & LeT headquarters in Muridke.

Operation Sindoor: Explosions, blackouts, emergency announcements in Pakistan after India strikes

Three major explosions, according to accounts on social media, were reported in Pakistan's Bahawalpur, the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammad.

Indian missiles strike 9 terror targets in Pakistan, PoK in ‘Operation Sindoor’, Bahawalpur hit

No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted & actions have been focused, measured & non-escalatory in nature, defence ministry says in a statement. Pakistan vows to respond.

Jaish chief Masood Azhar surfaces to make first speech in two decades, vows war on India

Though JeM did not release date of speech & location where it was delivered, an Indian intelligence official said it was likely held late last month at Bahawalpur in Pakistan.

With Kashmir in election mode, security bureaucracy unprepared for looming mountain war with Jaish

In Part-3 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how dwindling local resources have made it tough for security forces.

On Camera

SIR notice to Amartya Sen reveals how burdensome India’s overseas vote really is

In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, there were 1,19,374 registered overseas electors on the rolls. However, only 2,958 actually voted. Kerala alone accounted for 2,670 of those votes.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.