ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is reportedly set to arrest the Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM) chief.
Sources in the Pakistani government have revealed that the Azhar could betaken into custody almost immediately after-China decides to lift itstechnical hold on the move to designate him as a global terrorist.
All pending FIRs against Azhar could also be investigated.
Pakistani media also reported that the country’s Foreign Office hasscheduled a press briefing for late Wednesday in this regard.
India has been demanding that Azhar be declared a global terrorist but themove at the United Nations has so far been blocked by China.
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Previously, it was suspected that China’s technical hold on the matter maybe because of its close relations with Pakistan, a country known to harbourand support terrorists like Azhar.
On Tuesday, however, China’s foreign ministry said that’relevant consultations’ in the matter have ‘achieved some progress andthat this issue can be properly resolved.’
