Pakistan did not take steps to prosecute terrorists living in Pakistan like Masood Azhar: Report
Washington:
Pakistan has failed to take adequate steps to counter terrorism and prosecute terrorists including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Sajid Mir, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks . US report.
“Pakistan made limited progress on the most difficult aspects of its 2015 National Action Plan to Combat Terrorism, particularly in its pledge to eliminate all terrorist organizations without delay or discrimination,” US State Department report said in its 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism.
The report recalled how in February and again in November, an anti-terrorism court in Lahore convicted Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed on multiple counts of terror financing and sentenced him to five years and six months in prison.
However, Pakistan under its domestic authorities tried to prosecute other terrorist leaders living in Pakistan, such as Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Sajid Mir, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. did not take steps.
The report noted that Indian security agencies are effective in intercepting terrorist threats, although gaps in inter-agency intelligence and information sharing remain.
“The Indian Multi-Agency Center (MAC) collaborates with the United States on the exchange of terrorist screening information. In the absence of a National Counter-Terrorism Center, MAC provides real-time matching and intelligence sharing between federal and state security agencies.” does,” the report said.
According to the report, India cooperates with the United States to implement UNSCR 2309 and is implementing compliance with the dual-screened X-ray mandate for cargo screening at airport locations.
It said, “As of November there were 66 Indian-origin fighters affiliated with ISIS. No FTFs were returned to India during 2020.”
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