Azhar was the mastermind of the hijack of Indian Airlines IC 814 in Kandahar in 1999. He was also a central conspirator in American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and murder in 2002.

The BJP put out a social media post with Abdul Rauf Azhar's photo and "eliminated" written on it. The BJP has claimed that Abdul Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood ...

SP Vaid recalled the chilling moment with Masood Azhar during the IC 814 Kandahar hijack, describing it as marked by a “shaitan waali muskurahat” — a devilish smile. Gaur Gopal Das In Aap Ki ...

The last time India had such direct political-level contact with a Taliban government was during the IC-814 hijacking crisis in 1999–2000, when then External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh was ...

The BJP put out a social media post with Abdul Rauf Azhar's photo and "eliminated" written on it. The BJP has claimed that Abdul Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of ...

The BJP has claimed that Abdul Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, was among the terrorists killed as India struck terror ...

and the Kandahar hijacking. All media channels, digital platforms and individuals are advised to refrain from live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and movement of security ...

Operation Sindoor struck terror at its core, targeting Jaish-e-Mohammad's HQ, Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur, killing 10 of Masood Azhar's family members and ...

May 08, 2025 (ANI): “Shaitan Waali Muskurahat…”, SP Vaid recounted chilling experience with Masood Azhar during the Kandahar Hijack of IC 814 plane. What Is The Ideal Age Difference Between ...

(File/X) Operation Sindoor: Abdul Rauf Azhar, the purported mastermind of the infamous 1999 Kandahar hijacking, and the younger brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder and chief Masood Azhar ...

Operation Sindoor is on! How Operation Sindoor brought justice for beheaded US journalist Daniel Pearl; 1999 Indian Airlines Kandahar hijack mastermind Abdul Rauf Azhar killed in IAF air strike on ...

Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, a top Jaish-e-Mohammed member, was reportedly linked to the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines ... of the aircraft and diverted it to Kandahar, Afghanistan—then under ...