In another shameless move, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has announced comprehensive support and a compensation of Rs 1 crore per killed to the family of those killed during India’s Operation Sindoor.
Operation Sindoor was a military operation conducted by the Indian Armed Forces on May 7, 2025, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). It was a retaliatory response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025, which killed 26 civilians, including 25 Indians and one Nepali, in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack was claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The strikes were also carried out on the terror camps in Bahawalpur — Pakistan’s 12th-largest city and the operational hub of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group.
The Pakistan Government’s announcement will result in Rs 14 crore payout to UN-designated and India’s most wanted terrorist, Masood Azhar, whose 14 family members were killed during the Sindoor strike. Masood Azhar, a UN-designated terrorist, is the chief of the international terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
With Azhar possibly the sole surviving legal heir, he could now be entitled to Rs 1 crore each for the 14 family members killed, amounting to a total payout of Rs 14 crore.
These announcements come in the wake of the first disbursement of a 1 billion dollar International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Pakistan under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.
Notably on May 12, Pakistan announced compensation for families of terrorists killed in India’s retaliatory strikes following the Pahalgam attack. These announcements come in the wake of the first disbursement of a 1 billion dollar International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. The strikes, part of Operation Sindoor, targeted terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on May 7, neutralising over 100 terrorists in response to a deadly attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that killed 26 civilians. The controversy has escalated with evidence of Pakistani military officials attending the funerals of slain terrorists, raising questions about Pakistan’s commitment to counter-terrorism and the IMF’s role in indirectly funding extremist activities.
Pakistan’s Relief Package for “Martyrs”
· Rs10 million for families of civilian “martyrs” and Rs1- 2 million for injured civilians.
· Rs10-18 million for families of Pakistan Army “martyrs,” with home facility allowances ranging from Rs19-42 million based on rank.
· Continuation of full salaries and allowances for martyrs until their scheduled retirement.
· Free education up to graduation for martyrs’ children and a Rs1 million marriage grant for one daughter per martyr.
· Rs2-5 million for injured armed forces personnel, depending on injury severity.
· Reconstruction of homes and mosques damaged in the strikes and full coverage of medical expenses for the injured.
Sharif emphasised that the government would honour its “sacred duty” to care for martyrs’ families, framing the package as a gesture of national solidarity. However, Indian authorities and critics have condemned the initiative, alleging that the funds are compensating families of designated terrorists, including members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), killed in the strikes.
