Dehradun, Nov. 1 -- In a chilling development that exposes both Pakistan's continued sponsorship of terrorism and the desperation following India's Operation Sindoor, Jaish-e-Mohammed has announced the formation of its first-ever women's brigade, "Jamaat-ul-Mominaat" (Community of Believing Women). This marks a seismic shift in South Asian terrorism, as JeM abandons its traditional stance against deploying women in combat operations, signalling an ominous escalation in Pakistan's proxy war against India.

To understand this strategic pivot, one must first acknowledge what Operation Sindoor accomplished. India's 7 May 2025 precision strikes destroyed the headquarters of JeM at Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur, along with Lashkar-e-Taiba an...