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Islamabad, March 5
With growing global pressure to rein in militant group’s functioning on its soil, Pakistan’s Interior ministry said its security agencies had detained 44 members of banned groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s brother Mufti Abdur Rauf.
Mufti Abdur Rauf, brother of Azhar, and Hammad Azhar are among those arrested during the crackdown, Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi said at a press conference.
He said a dossier shared by India with Pakistan last week also contained names of Mufti Abdur Rauf and Hammad Azhar.
The minister said the action would be taken against all the proscribed organizations, but denied that the action came in the light of intense pressure.
The move came a day after Pakistan on Monday promulgated a law to streamline the procedure for the implementation of the UN sanctions against individuals and organisations.
Interpreting the order, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said it means that the government has taken over the control of assets and properties of all banned outfits operating in the country.
The development comes in the face of intense pressure to deal with militant organisations that operated in the country, including the JeM, which claimed a recent suicide attack in Pulwama that killed 40 troopers of the Central Reserve Police Forces. The attack sparked outrage in India, and escalated tensions between India and Pakistan.
With growing global pressure to rein in militant group’s functioning on its soil, Pakistan’s Interior ministry said its security agencies had detained 44 members of banned groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s brother Mufti Abdur Rauf.
Mufti Abdur Rauf, brother of Azhar, and Hammad Azhar are among those arrested during the crackdown, Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi said at a press conference.
He said a dossier shared by India with Pakistan last week also contained names of Mufti Abdur Rauf and Hammad Azhar.
The minister said the action would be taken against all the proscribed organizations, but denied that the action came in the light of intense pressure.
The move came a day after Pakistan on Monday promulgated a law to streamline the procedure for the implementation of the UN sanctions against individuals and organisations.
Interpreting the order, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said it means that the government has taken over the control of assets and properties of all banned outfits operating in the country.
The development comes in the face of intense pressure to deal with militant organisations that operated in the country, including the JeM, which claimed a recent suicide attack in Pulwama that killed 40 troopers of the Central Reserve Police Forces. The attack sparked outrage in India, and escalated tensions between India and Pakistan.
