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Pakistan raises Masood Azhar bounty to PKR 7 million
NDTV··14 Sept
Pakistan raised the bounty for information leading to the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to 7 million Pakistani rupees, about Rs 24.09 lakh. He remains on the Federal Investigation Agency most-wanted list. Islamabad has said he fled to Afghanistan. A FATF plenary in Paris is scheduled for October 26 to 30. Azhar is a UN-designated international terrorist.
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What It Means For You
- The FIA had set a PKR 50 lakh bounty in 2021 and raised it by PKR 20 lakh, The Times of India reported.
- Azhar remains listed in the FIA's 2026 Red Book of most-wanted terrorists.
- FATF's October plenary reviews countries on terrorist financing and related monitoring.
What's Happening
- NDTV reported the new bounty as 7 million Pakistani rupees, or Rs 24.09 lakh.
- Pakistan has maintained for years that Azhar is not on its soil.
- JeM has been linked to the 2001 Parliament attack, Pathankot and Pulwama, among other cases.
Who Masood Azhar Is
- Azhar, 58, founded JeM after his release in the December 1999 IC-814 hijacking exchange.
- He is designated an international terrorist by the UN Security Council.
- India has long pressed Pakistan to restrain Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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