Jaish-e-Mohammed Women Wing Recruits 5,000 Members, Trains Online for Radicalisation.
Over 5,000 women have reportedly joined Jaish-e-Mohammed’s newly launched women’s wing, Jamaat ul Mominaat, as security agencies flag ongoing efforts to radicalise them. In a social media post, Jaish chief Masood Azhar claimed rapid growth in recruitment and announced plans to establish district-level units.
“It is Allah’s grace that within a few weeks, more than 5,000 women have joined. Many sisters said their outlook changed immediately after recruitment, realising the goal of life. District units will be formed, with a muntazima (manager) in every district,” Azhar stated.
Sources indicate the recruitment drive began on October 8 at Jaish headquarters, Markaz Usman-o-Ali, targeting women from Bahawalpur, Multan, Sialkot, Karachi, Muzaffarabad, and Kotli.
The women are reportedly trained through 40-minute online sessions, with each participant paying Rs 500. The aim, investigators believe, is to radicalise members and form terror brigades capable of fidayeen-style attacks, similar to ISIS, Hamas, and LTTE operations.
Key figures in Jamaat ul Mominaat include Azhar’s sister Sadia, and Afira, wife of Pulwama attack mastermind Umar Farooq. The wing came under scrutiny after the Delhi car blast last month, linked to Dr Shaheen Saeed, who was arrested in Faridabad with explosives.
Azhar has stated that women recruits undergo the Daura-e-Taskiya induction course, mirroring the 15-day Daura-e-Tarbiat course for male recruits at Markaz Usman-o-Ali. Strict rules for members include restricted communication with men outside immediate family or spouses.
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