August 17, 2026 02:15 am (IST)
Jiash chief Masood Azhar and three others named mastermind in Pathankot chargesheet
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS) : Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and three other members of the Pakistan-based terror group have been named in the chargesheet for the Pathankot terror attack carried out at the beginning of this year, NDTV reported.
The chargesheet names Masood Azhar as the mastermind of the January 2 attack in which seven security men were killed.
Those named alongwith Azhar as the handlers for the terrorists are Abdul Asghar, Shahid Latif and Kashif Jan.
The four terrorists who were shot dead in a nearly three-day encounter, were all named as Pakistani residents
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