Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s brother, Mohammad Tahir Anwar, has reportedly died in Pakistan, with no clarity yet on the cause of his death.
Tahir Anwar was one of the five brothers of Masood, who was linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group. Anwar was involved in the organisation’s activities for several years.
The announcement of his death was made through the outfit’s Telegram channel, which also informed that his funeral will be held at 11 pm at Jamia Usman-o-Ali in Bahawalpur, as per News18 reports.
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Cause of death unclear
According to News18, there has been no official clarification on the circumstances that led to Anwar’s death. No illness or possible incident was notified in the alleged announcement; the cause of Tahir Anwar’s death remains unclear.
Several reports classify Anwar’s death in Pakistan as “mysterious”; however, the real cause of his death still remains unclear.
Jaish-e-Mohammad links
The 2001 Parliament attack, the 2016 Pathankot airbase strike, the Uri attack that killed 19 soldiers, and the 2019 Pulwama bombing in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed are several major terror attacks in India that were linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad.
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India has also carried out strikes targeting Jaish facilities inside Pakistan, including its headquarters in Bahawalpur, where several of Masood Azhar’s close relatives were killed.
While sectarian violence remains a common phenomenon in Pakistan, the obscure nature of Tahir Anwar’s death raises questions on the international frontier amid the current global situation.
There has been neither any evidences of possible illness nor is there any clear communication about what could have happened in Pakistan.
