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Despite ban, Jaish-e-Mohammed reappears on social media to instigate Islamists in Kashmir to heighten protest against India
Praveen •The Jaish-e-Muhammad’s message appeared targeted towards Islamists in Kashmir, among whom the Inter-Services Intelligence-backed group has long been seeking to expand its reach.
Pakistan never seriously cracked down on militant groups that attack India: The New York Times
•The paper said the relative calm after last week's confrontation between the two nations is not a solution.
'Fear God': JeM chief Masood Azhar releases audio clip warning Pakistan after 'crackdown' on terror groups
Praveen •Large parts of Azhar’s speech, peppered with anecdotes and personal stories, are devoted to mocking India and chiding Pakistan’s politicians for cracking down on the Jaish.
Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's writings put paid to Pakistan's claims of ban on terror groups
Praveen •Now, in the wake of India’s airstrikes on the JeM’s complex in Balakot, Islamabad has once again vowed to dismantle the cleric’s empire of hate: but the odds are low that the 5 March crackdown will play out any differently from the past.
Maulana Masood Azhar is 'alive', reports Pakistani media amid speculation of JeM chief's death
•The Indian officials said they had no information other than that Masood Azhar was undergoing treatment at an army hospital after suffering renal failure.
Abhinandan returns to India: Move won't help Pakistan; using F-16s, JeM dossier will add to its troubles
Tara Kartha •Imran Khan’s decision to release Wing Commander Abhinandan, could have been a huge diplomatic advantage, but he squandered it away by advising Indians to ponder on the 'azadi' sentiment in Kashmir
Treading softly on the thin red line
Ayesha Siddiqa •There are two routes that India and Pakistan could take: they could either escalate prevailing tensions further and push the region towards greater possibility of a nuclear encounter, or cease further military operations and fight the battle diplomatically
Property records nail Pakistani lie on Jaish-e-Mohammed HQ in Bahawalpur, finds Firstpost investigation
Praveen •Property records of a sprawling seminary said to be the headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, a claim denied by Pakistan in recent days, does indeed belong to the internationally proscribed terrorist group, an investigation by Firstpost has found
Pulwama aftermath: Pakistan appoints two administrators to supervise JeM headquarters at Bahawalpur
•Pakistan on Thursday also banned the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF).
Pakistan backtracks on action against suspected JeM headquarters, says Bahawalpur seminary ‘has no link’ with terror outfit
•Taking a complete U-turn, the Pakistan government on Saturday dismissed its own claim of taking over the control of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur and said the complex has no link with the terror outfit, which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.