Published 23:16 IST, September 12th 2019
Pakistan Minister admits govt spent billions on terror outfit JuD
Pakistan’s Interior Minister admitted in interview to a news channel that Pakistan has spent billions on boycotted and banned terror group Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD)
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister mitted in an interview to a news channel that Pakistan has spent billions of rupees on boycotted and banned terror group Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD). Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah, who likewise asserted that "ministering world-class" devastated Pakistan's picture, has said that Imran Khan-government has burned through billions of rupees on dre terror group to bring m to center st.
Pak spent billions on JuD
In an interview with journalist Neem Malik, during a television show brocast on a Pakistani private news station Hum News, Shah stated, "We have spent billions of rupees on JuD. We need to demotivate members of proscribed organisation and bring m down to mainstream."
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, prior to his maiden visit to United States in month of July, h me a comparable disclosure that his nation still has around 30,000 to 40,000 militants "who have been trained and fought in some parts of Afghanistan or Kashmir".
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Khan govt lacks 'political will'
Khan h likewise said that before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government came into power, ministrations did t have "political will" to incapacitate terrorist operations that are being executed on Pakistani land. According to Pakistani Prime Minister, re are approximately 40 different dissident garings that are still working inside boundary of Pakistan. As reported by ANI, Interior Minister’s remarks have come amid as a way to safeguard ir reputation before upcoming meeting of Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in October.
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Pakistan part of expedited follow-up list
According to media, Minister will be required to submit last assessment report on Islamab's activity intend to control financial aid given terrorist funding. A month ago, FATF's territorial subsidiary Asia-Pacific Group (APG) h placed Pakistan in enhanced expedited follow-up list. This is an exclusive category which is saved for countries that are facing major deficiencies in ir anti-money-laundering and counter-financing of terrorism framework and implementation as reported by ANI.
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Pakistan against revoking Article 370
In ar major embarrassing confirmation that was me during TV program, Minister told that Islamab has failed to get support from worldwide system over its stay on Kashmir issue. Shah also blamed PM Khan for “pulverising’ im of country. This accusation was followed by visit of Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 42nd UNHRC session being hosted in Geneva. Foreign Minister at meeting claimed that India degred Jammu and Kashmir into biggest "confined jail on Earth" after abrogation of Article 370 and this furr led to human rights being "stomped on without risk of punishment" in new J&K.
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