You Have Missiles, Jaish Has 10,000 Fidayeens: Masood Azhar In Pakistan Mosque Audio | Exclusive

Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 16:19 IST

Top intelligence sources reveal that Pakistan has revived Masood Azhar as a strategic asset following the setback of Operation Sindoor

Azhar, who is believed to be the sole surviving legal heir of the 14 deceased family members, may now receive the entire compensation amounting to Rs 14 crore. (Image: Reuters/File)

In an explosive audio of Masood Azhar played in a mosque in Pakistan, the chief of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is heard bragging about how others “may have everything", but they have “fidayeens". CNN-News18 has exclusively accessed the audio played in the Jaish Bahawalpur Mosque.

Azhar is heard saying, “The funds given to Mujahid will be used for Jihad…Pakistan requires Mujahid’s blessings as much as big religious leaders do. We have fidayeens, no force or missile can arrest them. We have a cadre of 30,000. Jaish has 10,000 fidayeens ready for jihad."

Why Masood Azhar is being revived?

Top intelligence sources reveal that Azhar has been revived as a strategic asset following the setback of Operation Sindoor. Pakistan is purportedly escalating its proxy war during the Amarnath Yatra, using the release of Azhar’s audio as a deliberate provocation aimed at disrupting India’s internal harmony and targeting the sacred pilgrimage.

“After the attack on cross-border terror infrastructure in Operation Sindoor, Pakistani agencies are reportedly recycling defunct terror figures like Azhar to reorganise sleeper cells and assert dominance through symbolic threats," sources said.

“Azhar’s reference to funding for Mujahideen is not mere rhetoric; it is a coded call for financing upcoming attacks, potentially involving foreign sympathizers and hawala routes. This aligns with recent intercepts indicating a revival of terror financing chains in Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Gulf regions," they said.

Sources added that the glorification of fidayeen over missiles reflects a policy shift towards lone wolf and suicide cells, indicating Pakistan’s reliance on suicide attackers, hybrid militants, and radicalised youth due to traditional infiltration routes being blocked. Additionally, there is an increased dependence on newly activated madrassa clusters in south Punjab and PoK. These mosque broadcasts prove that UN-sanctioned terrorists are being promoted with state knowledge in Pakistan.

Who is Masood Azhar?

Masood Azhar is a UN-proscribed terrorist who is the founder and leader of the JeM, which was responsible for the Pulwama terror attack where 40 Indian soldiers were killed, bringing the neighbours to the brink of war.

Azhar was born in Bahawalpur in 1968 and was sent to a madrasa in Karachi after completing his Standard 8 examination. The madrasa was affiliated with Pakistani jihadist groups, from where Azhar graduated in 1989. He joined the Soviet-Afghan war and also enlisted to fight for Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, but failed to complete his training due to “poor physique".

As militancy grew in Jammu and Kashmir, Azhar was tasked with merging two jihadist groups – Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen into the Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA). He became the general secretary of the group and recruited followers from several countries, including the United Kingdom.

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