Overview

• In a widely shared video, Jaish‑e‑Mohammad commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri says Masood Azhar’s family was "torn into pieces" in the May 7 attack on Bahawalpur.
• India’s Operation Sindoor involved coordinated Army, Navy and Air Force strikes on nine targets tied to JeM, Lashkar‑e‑Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, including JeM’s Markaz Subhan Allah headquarters in Bahawalpur.
• Multiple reports earlier cited a statement attributed to Azhar acknowledging that 10 relatives and four close associates were killed in the Bahawalpur strike.
• Indian officials maintain the operation targeted terror infrastructure and reported no civilian deaths, while Pakistan has claimed 26 fatalities and 46 injuries across several sites.
• The video was amplified on social media and referenced by Modi at a rally, reinforcing India’s narrative of the operation even as formal tallies and accountability remain contested.