The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism, while warning the country that another terror attack on India will be \u201cextremely problematic\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to see Pakistan taking concrete and sustained action to rein in the terrorist groups, mainly the Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Lashkar-e-Taiba, in order to ensure that we don\u2019t have re-escalation in the region,\u201d a senior administration official told reporters at the White House on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the recent days, the official said Pakistan had taken some \u201cinitial\u201d actions. They had frozen the assets of some terrorist groups and made some arrests. They had taken administrative control of some of the JeM facilities, the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut we clearly need to see more. We need to see irreversible action because in the past, what we\u2019ve seen is they made some arrests and then a few months later, they released these individuals. The terrorist leaders are sometimes still allowed to travel around the country, hold rallies,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reiterating that the United States is looking for \u201cirreversible action\u201d, the official said America is working with its international partners to increase pressure on Pakistan. \u201cBecause it has been too long that these groups have been able to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd if there\u2019s any additional terrorist attack without Pakistan having made a sustained, sincere effort against these groups, it would be extremely problematic for Pakistan and it would cause re-escalation of tensions, which is dangerous for both countries,\u201d the official said on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked about the steps being taken by Pakistan in the aftermath of the Balakot air strike by Indian fighter jets, the official said the US and the international community needed to see \u201cirreversible and sustained\u201d action against the terror groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan needed to decide if it wanted to be viewed as a responsible international player and have access to all the financial mechanisms that are available or is it going to continue to fail to take the steps necessary against these terrorist groups and see itself further isolated. \u201cThe choice is Pakistan\u2019s,\u201d the senior administration official asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the situation between the two south Asian neighbours had de-escalated, the two armies are still on high alert and that concerned the US, the official said.\u201cSo, we realise that if there, God forbid, was another terrorist attack you could quickly see the escalation in the situation once again. So that\u2019s why, we\u2019re making clear that any additional military action by either side runs an unacceptably high risk, for both countries and for the region,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trump Administration, the official said, had taken sort of a \u201czero tolerance policy\u201d on the issue of safe havens to terrorists.\u201cThe terror attack on February 14 on India was a demonstration that Pakistan\u2019s continuing provision of sanctuary for any terrorist group is not acceptable,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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