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'Pak based terrorist orgsations maintain capability, intent to attack Indian targets'

By ANI | Updated: November 3, 2019 13:15 IST

A report by the US States Department has stated Pakistan based terrorist orgsations such as LeT and JeM have maintained the "capability and intent" to attack Indian and Afghan targets.

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A report by the US States Department has stated Pakistan based terrorist orgsations such as LeT and JeM have maintained the "capability and intent" to attack Indian and Afghan targets.

"Regionally focused terrorist groups also remained a threat in 2018. Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba - which was responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks - and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) maintained the capability and intent to attack Indian and Afghan targets," the report -- "Country Reports on Terrorism 2018" said.

The report accused Pakistan of not taking sufficient action against terrorist groups such as Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which it said "continued to operate, train, orgse, and fundraise in Pakistan."

The report said India continued to experience attacks from Pakistan based terrorist orgsations.

"Indian authorities blamed Pakistan for cross-border attacks in the state of Jammu and Kashmir," the report said while adding that it (India) continued to apply pressure to detect, disrupt, and degrade terrorist orgsations' operations within its borders.

The document by the US States Department accused Islamabad of not restricting the Afghan Taliban and Haqq Network (HQN) from operating in the Pakistan based safe havens.

"The government (Pakistan) failed to significantly limit Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) from raising money, recruiting, and training in Pakistan - and allowed candidates overtly affiliated with LeT front orgzations to contest the July general elections," it said.

The report mentioned that Pakistan experienced numerous terrorist attacks in 2018 highlighting that militant and terrorist groups targeted civilians, journalists, community leaders, security forces, law enforcement agents, and schools killing and injuring hundreds.

"Religious minorities faced significant threats from terrorist groups. The following examples include some of the more destructive and high-profile attacks and demonstrate a variety of methods, targets, and perpetrators," it said.

It took note of critics arguing that military courts in Pakistan are not transparent and are being used to silence civil society activists.

( With inputs from ANI )

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