Who was Abdul Rauf Azhar? Mastermind behind the IC-814 hijack and Daniel Pearl’s murder, killed in ‘Operation Sindoor’

Abdul Rauf Azhar, a key figure in terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed and mastermind of the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, was killed in Indias Operation Sindoor. The airstrikes, aimed at terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, were a retaliatory response to the Pahalgam attack. Azhar's death is seen as a crucial development, not only in the context of national security but also in the pursuit of justice for victims like American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was murdered by Azhars operatives.