Guwahati, Sept. 17 -- A senior Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander has directly implicated outfit chief Masood Azhar in planning and executing terror attacks in Delhi and Mumbai, dealing a major blow to Pakistan's repeated denials of sheltering terror groups.

Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, a top Jaish operative, admitted in a video that Azhar orchestrated attacks from his base in Pakistan after being released from Tihar Jail in 1999. He revealed that Balakot, which was targeted by Indian airstrikes in 2019, served as the staging ground for Azhar's terror operations.

"After escaping Tihar Jail, Amir-ul-Mujahideen Maulana Masood Azhar comes to Pakistan. The soil of Balakot provides him a base to carry forward his vision, mission and programme Delhi ...