Pak minister tells parl Masood Azhar's madrassa was bombed by IAF

Islamabad, March 1: Pakistan Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed inadvertently admitted in the Pakistan parliament that 'Azhar Sahab's madrassa -- the Madrassa Taliban -- is located in Jabba, Pakistan, at the place bombed by IAF jets.


The railway minister opposed the release of Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, expressing apprehension that India could launch an offensive after he is sent back.


In a speech in Pakistan Parliament, Ahmed, who is the chief of Awami Muslim League, admitted that terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed has a camp in Jabba in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan.


"During (former Prime Minister) Vajpayee's time this was not the situation. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi has different thinking. People say Modi planned this attack keeping in view the Lok Sabha elections. What if India attacks us again after we hand over to them the IAF pilot. I want to tell you, Modi is sitting there. What if he attacks tomorrow. Every Muslim residing in India is looking towards Pakistan," he said.


The Pakistan Railway Minister was on Thursday addressing a Joint Session of Pakistan Parliament on Indian Aggression.


Ahmed said, "During the Kargil War, one plane crashed and dropped on the Pakistan side but Indian jets didn't cross Kargil. But (this time) their 14 jets entered Jabba in Pakistan, where Azhar Sahab's Madrasa is located... Madrasa Taliban is there. Yes, it is..."


Jaish-e-Mohammad, led by Azhar Masood, had taken responsibility for the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Kashmir in which 40 personnel were killed.