Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has announced comprehensive support and a compensation of Rs 1 crore per deceased for the legal heirs of those killed in the strikes
The Pakistan government may end up paying Rs 14 crore in compensation to Masood Azhar, UN-designated terrorist and chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), after 14 of his family members were reportedly killed in recent Indian airstrikes.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has announced comprehensive support and a compensation of Rs 1 crore per deceased for the legal heirs of those killed in the strikes, according to a press release from the Pakistan PMO. The Indian airstrikes carried out under Operation Sindoor targeted terror camps in Bahawalpur — Pakistan’s 12th-largest city and the operational hub of the JeM. The city, approximately 400 km from Lahore, houses the JeM headquarters at Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah, also known as the Usman-o-Ali campus.
A statement attributed to Azhar confirmed that the deceased included his elder sister and her husband, a nephew and his wife, a niece and five children from his extended family. With Azhar possibly the sole surviving legal heir, he could now be entitled to Rs 1 crore each for the 14 family members killed, amounting to a total payout of Rs 14 crore.
Adding to the row, PM Sharif’s relief announcement also included a commitment to rebuild houses destroyed in the Indian strikes — a move that has drawn scrutiny. Indian defence officials have many times reiterated that the May 7 strikes were precision operations targeting only terror camps, and that no civilian areas were affected. With Pakistan now promising to rebuild the structures, India is expected to closely monitor whether these facilities are again re-purposed for terror training or activities.
The Tribune
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