Islamabad, Nov 01: Chief of the banned Jaish-e-Muhammad, Maulana Masood Azhar has collected money running into millions of rupees during Friday religious congregations in Lahore yesterday, for funding militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said today. Azhar, who has changed the name of his outfit to Tehrik Khuddamul Islam (TKI) was given millions of rupees by businessmen from Lahore's posh and industrial areas for "Mujahideen fighters" operating in Kashmir, Pakistan newspaper said in a report from Lahore. Azhar said he would personally deliver the donations to the "Mujahideen", it reported and quoted Azhar's aide as saying that "he (Azhar) took four sacks full of rupees with him. Before collecting funds, Azhar delivered a Friday sermon at a mosque asking his audience to help the Kashmiri "Mujahideen."
Bureau Report