Islamabad in its efforts against terrorists, began to crackdown Islamist militant groups in northern Pakistan, detaining 14 members of the banned organization.
Sources said that Pakistan on Tuesday lunched some serious operations against terrorists, capturing 44 members of banned organizations including close relatives of the leader of a group blamed for a deadly bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month.
Officials said it was part of a long-planned drive against militant groups, not a response to Indian anger over what New Delhi calls Islamabad’s failure to rein in militant groups operating on Pakistani soil, Reuters wrote.
The operation was as move to “speed up action against all proscribed organizations,” said interior ministry.
It comes amid global pressure urging Pakistan to act against groups carrying out attacks in India, including Jaish-e-Mohammad, which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack that wrecked Indian convoy killing at least 40 paramilitary police.
[Earlier: ‘UK Urges Pakistan to Take Action on Terrorist Groups’]
British Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone call on Sunday with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Urged that Pakistan should talk action against all terrorist groups.
“The leaders discussed the need to address the causes of this conflict. The prime minister emphasized the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups, in support of global efforts to combat terrorism,” Reuters quoted May’s office.
It is after India and Pakistan come across an escalating tensions following a suicide bombing that killed at least 40 Indian Paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on February 14.
India accuses Pakistan for harboring the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group behind the attack, which Islamabad denied.
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