Jaish-e-Mohammed Expands Female Militant Wing Through Online Courses
International
oi-Ruchika Pareek
Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has launched an online training program named 'Tufat al-Muminat' to recruit women and raise funds for its female wing, 'Jamat ul-Muminat'. According to a report by India TV the initiative aims to strengthen JeM's operations by enlisting women into its ranks.
The course, scheduled to begin on November 8, 2025, will be conducted by women from the families and relatives of top JeM leaders, including Masood Azhar. The training will focus on educating recruits about their "duties from the perspectives of jihad, religion, and Islam." According to the documents, Azhar's sisters, Sadiya Azhar and Samaira Azhar, will conduct daily 40-minute sessions for women enrolling in the program.
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is launching an online program named 'Tufat al-Muminat' to recruit women and raise funds for its female wing, 'Jamat ul-Muminat', with sessions starting November 8, 2025, led by Masood Azhar's family, requiring a 500 PKR donation; they formed the 'Jamat ul-Muminat' brigade on October 8, 2025, targeting women for recruitment.
Donations and Recruitment Strategy
The documents further reveal that each participant in the 'Tufat al-Muminat' course is required to pay a donation of 500 PKR and complete an online information form. Analysts point out that this exposes Pakistan's double standards, as Islamabad claims to implement FATF regulations domestically while simultaneously allowing terror groups to openly collect funds under the pretext of online classes.
Women's Brigade and Suicide Attack Training
On October 8, 2025, Masood Azhar officially formed the JeM women's brigade, 'Jamat ul-Muminat', to mobilize female recruits. A recruitment event, 'Dukhtaran-e-Islam', was held on October 19 in Rawalkot, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), targeting women for induction into the group.
Given social restrictions in Pakistan that often discourage women from traveling alone, JeM is using online platforms to train and recruit women for its operations. The female brigades are modeled after militant organizations like ISIS, Hamas, and LTTE, with the potential to carry out suicide attacks.
Leadership of the brigade has been assigned to Sadiya Azhar, Masood Azhar's younger sister, whose husband Yusuf Azhar was killed in Operation Sindoor. Other family members involved include Safia and Afreera Farooq, the wife of Umar Farooq, who executed the Pulwama terror attack and was later killed in an encounter by Indian security forces.
This development highlights the evolving tactics of terrorist organizations, leveraging digital platforms to circumvent social restrictions and expand their operational reach.
