Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:20am on 14 Sep 2026,Monday International
Pakistan has raised the reward for information leading to the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to PKR 7 million, or about ₹24 lakh. Despite Islamabad’s repeated claims that Azhar is not in Pakistan and fled to Afghanistan, his name remains on the Federal Investigation Agency’s 2026 list of most-wanted terrorists. The 58-year-old founded the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed after being released by India following the 1999 IC-814 hijacking. The UN has designated Azhar an international terrorist. JeM has been linked to several major attacks in India, including the 2001 Parliament attack, Pathankot attack and 2019 Pulwama bombing.
