Jaish-e-Mohammed Launches Women's Online Recruitment

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a UN-designated terrorist organization, has launched an online training course called 'Tufat al-Muminat' to recruit and indoctrinate women. This initiative follows the formation of its women's brigade, Jamat ul-Muminat, announced by JeM chief Masood Azhar on October 8. The online course, scheduled to begin on November 8, will feature daily 40-minute lectures led by Masood Azhar's sisters, Sadiya Azhar and Samaira Azhar, and other female relatives of JeM commanders. Participants are required to pay a 'donation' of 500 Pakistan — Pakistani rupees and fill an online information form. Sadiya Azhar, whose husband Yusuf Azhar was killed in Operation Sindoor, has been given command of the women's brigade, which also includes Afreera Farooq, wife of Pulwama attack conspirator Umar. This strategic shift aims to bypass conservative social norms in Pakistan that limit women's public movement, allowing JeM to form women's terror brigades modeled after groups like the Islamic State, Hamas, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, potentially for suicide attacks. The collection of donations also highlights Pakistan's alleged hypocrisy regarding its compliance with Financial Action Task Force regulations.