Jammu, February 5: The Awantipora Police in Jammu and Kashmir busted a Pakistan-based extremist Islamist group Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) module on Monday. The Police has arrested at least five Over Ground Workers (OGWs) from that area. The Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM), in the last month, declared India as its number one enemy. This declaration was made by Maulana Talha Siaf, the brother of JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar at a rally in Larkana, Sindh. The Awantipora town is a committee in Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir and is situated between Anantnag and Srinagar on NH 44.

In the last month, 2 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were arrested by security forces. The duo admitted having received arms training in Pakistan.  The duo, identified as Abdul Majeed Bhat and Mohammad Ashraf Mir Nilla -- both residents of North Kashmir's Baramulla district -- were nabbed by a joint team of the J&K Police, Army and the CRPF at the Wagah-Attari border.

"India is the number one enemy of the JeM. Modi (Indian Prime Minister) is the number one enemy of Maulana Masood Azhar. Al Qalam is being regularly read by Indian Muslims. Al Qalam has been published online on Tuesday/Wednesday, and while you may not be able to receive a copy of this paper, your relatives in India read Al Qalam of Maulana Masood Azhar regularly. Indian media has launched a campaign against Al Qalam, and by this way, our enemy is performing our duties in India," Maulana Talha Siaf was quoted by ANI.

The JeM is responsible for carrying out several terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and other bordering states, including at the Pathankot Air Force base in January 2016. As per ANI reports, Siaf stated that India is a mini-superpower of Pakistan that has created problems for the country for the past sixty years. “India's six lakh forces are facing a tough time in the Kashmir Valley and are unable to announce their victory in Kashmir, said Siaf provocatively.

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