Masood Azhar, militant leader at the heart of the Kashmir crisis
Masood Azhar, pictured here, founded Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the militant group which has claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack in three decades in Indian-held Kashmir (AFP Photo/Indranil MUKHERJEE)/ For eight days in 1999 the world watched in horror as hijackers diverted an Indian Airlines flight to Afghanistan and held the passengers hostage, the drama ending only when Delhi agreed to release three Kashmiri militants. Nearly 20 years later, India is still paying the price for that decision. One of the militants freed was Masood ...
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