{"id":24560,"date":"2026-09-15T11:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24560"},"modified":"2026-09-15T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:44:41","slug":"such-gimmicks-are-nothing-new-india-slams-pakistan-over-phoney-announcement-of-rs-70-lakh-bounty-on-masood-azhar-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24560","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Such gimmicks are nothing new\u2019: India slams Pakistan over &#8216;phoney announcement&#8217; of Rs 70 lakh bounty on Masood Azhar | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134260518,imgsize-94062,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/masood-azhar-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Such gimmicks are nothing new\u2019: India slams Pakistan over 'phoney announcement' of Rs 70 lakh bounty on Masood Azhar\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday criticised <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan<\/a> over its announcement of a Rs 70 lakh reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jaish-e-mohammed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaish-e-Mohammed<\/a> (JeM) chief <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/masood-azhar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masood Azhar<\/a>, calling it a \u201cphoney\u201d move and asking Islamabad to take concrete action against the terror group chief.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Responding to Pakistan maintaining the bounty on Azhar, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Islamabad&#8217;s announcement was unlikely to have any consequence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Such gimmicks and attempts at hoodwinking people by Pakistan are nothing new. We have seen similar gimmicks in the past as well. For a state sponsor of <!-- -->terrorism<!-- --> to make such phoney announcements\u2014we all know how hollow they are. Pakistan must take concrete action rather than make announcements that are ultimately of no consequence&#8230;&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Pakistan has continued to list Azhar in the Federal Investigation Agency&#8217;s (FIA) \u201cRed Book\u201d of most-wanted terrorists and has retained a reward of PKR 7 million for information leading to his apprehension or conviction.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Azhar, the founder and chief of JeM, is wanted in India in connection with several terror cases, including the 2001 Parliament attack. India has also linked JeM to the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack and the 2019 Pulwama bombing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>His name was first included in the FIA&#8217;s Red Book in 2021 and has been retained in its 2026 edition. He is listed at serial number 1480 among 1,804 most-wanted terrorists.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The FIA entry identifies Azhar as the head of Jaish-e-Mohammad and says the reward of up to Rs 7 million is for information leading directly to his \u201capprehension or conviction\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The cases cited against him in the FIA list were registered in Gujranwala, Multan and Lahore under provisions of Pakistan&#8217;s Anti-Terrorism Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>India has for years accused Pakistan of sheltering Azhar. Islamabad has maintained that he fled to Afghanistan, a claim rejected by Afghanistan&#8217;s Taliban government.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Azhar was among the fugitives India sought from Pakistan following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed 166 people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The latest development comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force&#8217;s next plenary in Paris from October 26 to 30. Pakistan was placed on the FATF&#8217;s increased monitoring list, commonly known as the grey list, in 2018 and remained there until 2022.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>It was removed after completing commitments under two FATF action plans focused on strengthening its anti-money laundering and counter-terror financing framework and implementing targeted financial sanctions.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/such-gimmicks-are-nothing-new-india-slams-pakistan-over-phoney-announcement-of-rs-70-lakh-bounty-on-masood-azhar\/articleshow\/134260390.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday criticised Pakistan over its announcement of a Rs 70 lakh reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, calling it a \u201cphoney\u201d move and asking Islamabad to take concrete 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