Hindu group shuts non-veg restaurants in UP's Ghaziabad over Sawan
In a major world exclusive, fresh intelligence inputs accessed by India Today reveal that India's most wanted terrorist, Masood Azhar, has been located in Skardu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This is over a thousand kilometres from his known stronghold in Bahawalpur. The development contradicts recent claims by Pakistan's former foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who suggested Azhar might be in Afghanistan. The report also details the whereabouts of other designated terrorists, including Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who is believed to be operating from Islamabad. The intelligence provides specific locations, countering Pakistan's narrative on terrorists. A key part of the report states, "Bilawal Bhutto Jardari has the evidence. This is your person. This is the location. You had promised that you will be willing... to arrest Masood Azhar... This is where you can find him."
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