A spiritual leader for other might be a terrorists for you, same as Dalai Lama.
I know India once captured Azhar, why you let him go?
Read this, is this your idea of a spiritual leader ?
How close is dalai lama to these activities ?
Masood Azhar (
Urdu:
محمد مسعود اظہر) is the founder and leader of the militant group
Jaish-e-Mohammed, a militant group based mainly in the
Pakistan-administered portion of the state of
Kashmir. Pakistani authorities detained him after the
Pathankot attack in India.
In August 1993 Azhar entered the UK for a speaking, fundraising, and recruitment tour. His message of jihad was given at some of Britain's most prestigious Islamic institutions including the
Darul Uloom Bury seminary,
Zakariya Mosque,
Madina Masjid in Blackburn and Burnley, and
Jamia Masjid. HIs message was that "substantial proportion of the Koran had been devoted to 'killing for the sake of Allah' and that a substantial volume of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad were on the issue of jihad." Azhar made contacts in Britain who helped to provide training and logistical support the terror plots including "7/7, 21/7 and the attempt in 2006 to smuggle liquid bomb-making substances on to transatlantic airlines."
In December 1999, he was freed by the
Indian government in exchange for passengers on the hijacked
Indian Airlines Flight 814 (IC814) that had eventually landed in
Kandahar,
Afghanistan, which at the time the
Taliban controlled.The hijackers of IC 814 were led by Masood Azhar's brother, Ibrahim Athar. Once Masood Azhar was handed over to the hijackers in Kandhar, they fled to Pakistani territory. Pakistan had said the hijackers would be arrested if found, a difficult task given the length of the border and multitude of access points from Afghanistan. The Pakistani government also previously indicated that Azhar would be allowed to return home since he did not face any charges there.
