'Asim Munir Ordered Honours For Slain Terrorists': JeM Commander Exposes Pakistan Army

Last Updated:September 18, 2025, 11:44 IST

JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri claimed Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir ordered officers to attend and secure funerals of terrorists killed in India’s 'Operation Sindoor'.

Asim Munir (PTI photo)/JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri (Video screengrab)

A couple of days after a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander admitted to damage caused in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur during India’s ‘Operation Sindoor‘, another clip of the same commander is widely being shared on social media, wherein he could be heard saying that Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir had advised top officers to attend the funerals of the terrorists killed in India’s counter-operation.

In the video, JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri said the army chief of the country had said that the terrorists killed in India’s ‘Operation Sindoor‘ should be honoured.

The army chief had also ordered other commanders to attend the funerals and for heavy security during the event, the JeM commander could be heard saying.

The video also shows Pakistan’s Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in another frame, in an interview with the BBC, justifying the leaders of the country paying homage to the slain terrorists.

On being asked about the same, Sharif Chaudhry could be heard saying why Pakistan’s forces would not pay tributes to them.

Further, he could be heard claiming that India had yet not furnished proof of the Jaish-e-Mohammad being involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Earlier, Kashmiri had admitted that the family of the terror group’s chief, Masood Azhar, was “torn into pieces" in the Indian missile strikes on May 7 on the outfit’s headquarters in Bahawalpur.

In the video, Kashmiri could be heard fuming over the Indian attack that killed the family members of Azhar and also bragging about fighting in neighbouring countries for Pakistan.

Those killed included Azhar’s elder sister and her husband, a nephew and his wife, another niece, and five children from his extended family.

The statement further mentioned that the attack also claimed the lives of one of Azhar’s close associates and his mother, along with two other close companions.

Later, the Pakistan army generals, senior police officers, and top bureaucrats had attended the funerals of those killed in Indian strikes.

Bahawalpur became the hub of the JeM after the release of Azhar in exchange for the hijacked passengers of IC-814 in 1999.

Tensions between India and Pakistan soared after terrorists killed 26 people, mostly civilians, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.

In a powerful retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on the terror targets, including Bahawalpur, a stronghold of the JeM terror group, on May 7 as part of ‘Operation Sindoor’.

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