The reported meeting is said to have lasted around two and a half hours and allegedly took place on September 16, just two days after Pakistan increased the bounty on Azhar to Rs 70 lakh and listed him as a fugitive in its Federal Investigation Agency’s latest Red Book. There has been no public confirmation of the reported meeting so far.
Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has reportedly held a meeting with Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar at a private guest house, according to sources cited in media reports.
Recent reports said the facility had been restored, with the compound showing extensive reconstruction. Another issue examined in the DNA analysis was the rebuilding of Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Markaz Subhan Allah headquarters in Bahawalpur. The complex was extensively damaged during Operation Sindoor and has since been rebuilt.
the specific claim that the government provided Rs 47 crore for the reconstruction requires separate documentary verification and should not be treated as established fact without further evidence While reports have pointed to alleged involvement or funding by Pakistani authorities. Local recruitment into terrorist organisations has fallen sharply over the past five years — from 146 youths in 2021 to 121 in 2022, 19 in 2023, four in 2024 and just one in 2025, according to the Ministry of Defence’s latest annual assessment. The same assessment recorded zero stone-pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 2025.
The reported rebuilding of the facility has added to questions about Pakistan’s handling of terrorist infrastructure. The DNA analysis also turned to the changing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Defence Ministry attributed the broader improvement in the security situation to sustained counter-terror operations, a strengthened security grid and other government measures, while cautioning that the region remains unpredictable.
