In a bold overnight move, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting key terror hubs in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur—the nerve centre of Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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00:00Why did India hit Bahawalpur? Because that city is ground zero for one of the most dangerous
00:11terror factories in South Asia, it's called Jaish-e-Mohammad. In overnight precision
00:16strikes, the Indian armed forces hit a terror infrastructure in Kotli, in Muridke and Bahawalpur.
00:21Operation Sindur targeted Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba, two outfits behind decades
00:26of carnage on Indian soil. Bahawalpur isn't just any city, it's where Jaish's founder
00:31Masood Azhar was born, lives and runs his empire. India's strike reportedly hit the Jamia Masjid
00:37Sabhanallah complex, which is a sprawling 18-acre terror hub disguised as a seminary. It has
00:43a madrasa, training grounds, stables, even a swimming pool, all funded by Al-Rahmat Trust,
00:49Jaish's front. Masood Azhar was jailed in India for terror in 1994, but five years later, India
00:55was forced to release him during the Kandahar hijacking. He went on to form Jaish-e-Mohammad,
01:00the army of Muhammad, to turn Kashmir into a jihadist state.
01:05With help from Pakistan's ISI and inspiration from Osama bin Laden, Jaish launched its first
01:10suicide attack in 2000. Jaish has bombed the JNK assembly, attacked parliament, the Pathan
01:15court airbase, Uri brigade headquarters and killed 40 CRPF jawans in Pulwama. Each time, they
01:21used new names to dodge sanctions. Kashmir Tigers, Freedom Army, you name it. Bahalpur may
01:27be in Pakistan, but it's where war against India has long been scripted. This time, India
01:32hit back.