Who Is Abdul Rauf Azhar? Mastermind Behind IC814 Hijacking Killed

[{"selector":"#anim-6437ca0c-471b-4313-91fa-399fdf2a66d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] May 08, 2025 Khushi Kumari

India's Operation Sindoor, resulting in the death of Abdul Rauf Azhar, a key figure in Jaish-e-Mohammed and the mastermind behind the 1999 IC-814 hijacking

[{"selector":"#anim-620a8d39-b7e7-46ef-a395-9aa6e31c472d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-70536763-6bff-477f-84f3-aa3167403805","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-56a08f30-b0db-4392-95aa-804970bb67b4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4cdf725-68b7-42af-98cd-191f6f4a9204","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-042e2a0b-ae52-4c8f-a711-e385eed9b3e6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -144.19567%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Mastermind of the IC-814 Hijacking In 1999, Azhar orchestrated the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 to secure the release of his brother, Masood Azhar, and other militants

[{"selector":"#anim-8af1114d-1325-42ac-82c7-fa1bbaabdff8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-659bd48c-25b8-4f83-972c-81fd05356838","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -146.52214%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27512ba2-27e0-4558-9dad-2add356414c7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6a40e2f-dce8-415d-85cf-e37ea8e31470","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a321e014-8153-40de-936a-295dc89477d2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Involvement in Daniel Pearl's Murder Azhar played a key role in the 2002 abduction and brutal murder of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, highlighting his deep involvement in international terrorism

[{"selector":"#anim-3fcc80b8-2e38-435f-95ab-5f88e245d996","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73fe4328-2cd0-42bd-89be-0de6b635988d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -150.63914%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-16c33451-ad9f-476f-8439-8ab29778032f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b89e3cf6-3081-46ae-b0a0-130de34707b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d877fb5a-49f2-4c72-87b0-c5ec0b17674b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Operation Sindoor struck Markaz Subhan Allah, a Jaish-e-Mohammed seminary in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, which served as a training and indoctrination center for militants

[{"selector":"#anim-174c51ac-33ad-43e2-a1c5-6b6fb19c5a64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90858360-de5c-412b-b274-4cd2bd813b4c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -146.52214%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3505704f-6ceb-4867-9731-3d43bf10aecc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d35c99e1-10a6-4ea1-a60d-bed42f909ffb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec5e5c43-69d4-4cd4-b02c-2a9caeda01ef","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Operation Sindoor struck Markaz Subhan Allah, a Jaish-e-Mohammed seminary in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, which served as a training and indoctrination center for militants

[{"selector":"#anim-3689c01e-ea44-483a-87be-2480e2d9d195","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5763e168-a222-40a5-a852-3d3fe34af359","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -146.52214%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c42f057-932a-4fc7-ba69-497799230947","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef3c086a-d192-4e3c-b0e6-d4cd08eee05a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64c98bce-4ff3-4f79-96cc-be22692a17b6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Operation Sindoor struck Markaz Subhan Allah, a Jaish-e-Mohammed seminary in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, which served as a training and indoctrination center for militants

[{"selector":"#anim-1a9986e8-8861-43dc-95c5-ab85a4136e82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52ab722b-ef13-4066-9360-e8cd106b22f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -146.52214%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7eeb9aa2-1749-4a2a-8ac8-62fffb1e3f78","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e513d3b7-092a-4195-a006-59c674902073","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d80a7bfd-60c3-4d4d-813e-b0bc3c74004d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The elimination of Abdul Rauf Azhar is seen as a significant blow to Jaish-e-Mohammed's operational capabilities and a step forward in dismantling terror networks in the region

[{"selector":"#anim-90db82eb-cf9e-4e2c-9cbb-f10392dc66eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4189e85-6b9b-48df-92e5-854634e265c8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -157.09125%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-209b4e98-4e45-4723-be9d-fdd0d034bac9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.02913%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0760f997-91ee-402d-b719-e25a7d4df90d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fde26509-0723-4174-aadd-c011172d909a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Read More Nancy Tyagi Shines at Cannes 2025 in Handcrafted Elegance Cannes 2025: Anupam Kher to Urvashi Rautela, India’s Highlights So Far Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 8 Crushes Marvel with Record-Breaking Opening Blink and It’s Solved: Purdue’s Record-Breaking Rubik’s Cube Robot