JeM leadership crisis after Operation Sindoor

A major leadership crisis is unfolding within the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Indian intelligence agencies assess that its chief, Masood Azhar, is alive but physically fragile and mentally distressed following the impact of a reported 'Operation Sindoor'. He has completely withdrawn from public life and leadership activities, interacting only with a small inner circle. This has fueled internal unrest, with cadres demanding transparency about his condition and a quiet search for a successor reportedly underway, marking the most serious crisis in JeM's 25-year history.