Days after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) announced the formation of its first-ever women’s wing, Jamaat-ul-Mominaat, the group has now launched an online training programme titled Tufat al-Muminat aimed at recruiting and indoctrinating women, sources told IANS on Wednesday.
According to intelligence inputs, the newly formed Women Brigade will be led by Sadiya Azhar, sister of JeM chief Masood Azhar, whose husband, Yusuf Azhar, was killed in Operation Sindoor on May 7, when Indian forces targeted JeM’s headquarters at Markaz Subhanallah.
To strengthen the organisation’s network and attract more female recruits, family members of JeM leaders — including the relatives of Masood Azhar and his top commanders — will conduct online sessions focusing on jihadist ideology and religious indoctrination.
The recruitment drive is scheduled to begin on November 8, with daily 40-minute lectures by Masood Azhar’s sisters, Sadiya and Samaira Azhar, through online platforms.
Following the Indian airstrikes under Operation Sindoor, which destroyed key terror bases of JeM, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen, these outfits have reportedly shifted operations to Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) region to avoid further strikes.
Since then, their leaders have intensified propaganda and fundraising activities to rebuild networks. Masood Azhar, during an address at Markaz Usman O Ali in Bahawalpur on September 27, appealed for fresh donations. JeM is now collecting PKR 500 from every woman enrolling in its new course, alongside an online registration form.
Earlier, on October 8, Masood Azhar announced the creation of Jamaat-ul-Mominaat, and on October 19, a women-centric event titled Dukhtaran-e-Islam was held in Rawalakot, PoK, to attract female participation.
Experts warn that JeM’s latest initiative marks a strategic shift, potentially signalling the terror outfit’s intent to deploy female suicide bombers — a tactic previously used by groups like ISIS, Boko Haram, Hamas, and the LTTE, but traditionally avoided by South Asian jihadist organisations.
While Pakistan continues to portray itself internationally as a victim of terrorism and a compliant state under FATF guidelines, reports indicate that it tacitly allows such groups to operate openly, collect donations, and expand infrastructure under the guise of religious ‘markaz’ centres.
In August, IANS reported that JeM had launched an online campaign through EasyPaisa to raise Rs 3.91 billion for the construction of 313 new markaz across Pakistan.
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