WASHINGTON – United States further squeezes Pakistan on JuD Chief HafizSaeed.
Pakistan must prosecute top Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives along with itsleader Hafiz Saeed, the US has said ahead of the Financial Action TaskForce’s crucial decision.
Alice Wells, head of the US state department’s South and Central Asianbureau, also welcomed the arrest the four top leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawah in Pakistan. Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies onThursday arrested the “top four leaders” of the banned LeT/JuD on chargesof terrorism financing.
The top four arrested terrorists have been identified as Professor ZafarIqbal, Yahya Aziz, Muhammad Ashraf and Abdul Salam.
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“As Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, Pakistan, for its own future, mustprevent militant groups from operating on its soil,” Wells tweeted.
“We welcome news that Pakistan arrested 4 #LeT leaders. The victims ofLeT’s vicious attacks deserve to see these individuals prosecuted now,along with LeT leader Hafiz Saeed,” she said.
