New Delhi: In a video that has been circulating on social media, Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, a commander of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), alleges that General Asim Munir, Chief of the Pakistan Army, ordered senior military officers to take part in the funeral processions of terrorists killed during Operation Sindoor.
According to Kashmiri, the General Headquarters (GHQ) issued directives that the “martyrs” killed in the operation be accorded full military honours, including performing the last salute.
Corps commanders were allegedly instructed to accompany the janaza (funeral procession) in uniform and to stand guard. In addition to this claim, another video—appearing to be of the same event—features Kashmiri admitting the involvement of Masood Azhar, the Jaish chief, in terror strikes on Indian soil, including in Delhi and Mumbai. Speaking in Urdu, he said that after escaping from Tihar Jail, when Masood Azhar came to Pakistan, the “soil of Balakot” gave him strength to pursue his mission.
This new clip has surfaced after a previous clip went viral in which he admitted that Indian strikes under Operation Sindoor devastated the family of Masood Azhar in Bahawalpur. “Embracing terrorism, we fought Delhi, Kabul and Kandahar for protecting the borders of this country. After sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar’s family was torn apart by Indian forces in Bahawalpur,” he said.
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Jaish-e-Mohamad top commander Masood ilyas kashmiri admits that On 7th May his leader Masood Azhar’s family was torn into pieces in Bahawalpur attack by Indian forces.
Look at the number of gun-wielding security personnel in the background. According to ISPR… pic.twitter.com/OLls70lpFy
— OsintTV 📺 (@OsintTV) September 16, 2025
However, OdishaBytes couldn’t independently verify the authenticity of these videos.
Background: Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor was launched by Indian armed forces in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, which left 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead.
During the operation, India carried out strikes involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force, targeting nine terrorist hideouts in areas including Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muridke. The targets included networks linked to Jaish-e-Muhammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
India claims there were no civilian casualties on its side, while Pakistan has put forward numbers of deaths and injuries but has not acknowledged that the struck sites were terror hubs.