Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) founder Maulana Masood Azhar suffered a heart attack on Thursday.
Reportedly, Azhar was passing through Afghanistan's Khost province when he fell ill. After his heart attack, Azhar was taken to Pakistan for treatment and is currently admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Karachi. He was transported to Pakistan via the Gorbaz area.
Cardiologists from Islamabad have been called to oversee Azhar's treatment in Karachi. There are also discussions about moving him to a larger military hospital in Rawalpindi for further care.
The exact details of his health condition remain unknown.
Azhar is a globally recognised terrorist, responsible for masterminding several high-profile attacks in India, including the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, the 2016 Pathankot attack, and the 2019 Pulwama attack.
Following recent reports of Azhar's public address in Bahawalpur, India has demanded strong action from Pakistan against him.
“We demand that strong action be taken against him (Azhar), and he should be brought to justice. There has been denial that he is there in Pakistan. If the reports are correct, then it exposes the duplicity of Pakistan. Masood Azhar is involved in cross-border terror attacks on India, and we want strong action to be taken against him," said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
Jaiswal further stated that if reports of Azhar's presence in Pakistan are true, it "exposes the duplicity of Pakistan."
This comes after former Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, in 2022, hinted that Azhar had fled to Afghanistan.
The recent health scare surrounding Azhar has once again put the spotlight on Pakistan's role in sheltering terrorists, a charge Islamabad has consistently denied.
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