Pakistan must prevent militant groups from operating on its soil and prosecute top Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives along with its leader Hafiz Saeed, the US has said ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s crucial decision on whether to blacklist the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alice Wells, head of the US state department’s South and Central Asian bureau, also welcomed the arrest the top four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba\/Jamaat-ud-Dawah in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top four arrested terrorists have been identified as Professor Zafar Iqbal, Yahya Aziz, Muhammad Ashraf and Abdul Salam.
\n“As Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, Pakistan, for its own future, must prevent militant groups from operating on its soil,” Wells tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan has a long history of catching and releasing terrorists operating from its soil.Wells’ remarks came as the FATF is set to give its decision on the country’s ‘grey list’ status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the Paris-based watchdog in June last year and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019, or face the risk of being placed on the black list with Iran and North Korea.The ongoing review of Pakistan’s performance will determine if it stays on the grey list or moved on the black list or given a clean chit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wells last month also asked Pakistan to prosecute terrorists like Saeed and Masood Azhar, saying the reduction of the Indo-Pak tensions would depend on Islamabad’s seriousness in taking action against those who engage in “cross-border infiltration”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tensions between the two countries have spiked since India abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August.India’s decision evoked strong reactions from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian ambassador.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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