Amid international pressure, Pakistan govt takes control of Jaish headquarters
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Amid international pressure to act against terrorism, the Pakistan government on Friday announced to have taken over the control of the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
"The Government of Punjab has taken over the control of a campus comprising Madressatul Sabir and Jama-e-Masjid Subhanallah in Bahawalpur, reportedly the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammad, and appointed an administrator to manage its affairs," Dawn quoted a Pakistan interior ministry spokesperson as saying.
"The Spokesman said that the action was taken in line with the decision of the National Security Committee meeting held yesterday under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan," Pakistan's press information department tweeted.
The Spokesman said that the action was taken in line with the decision of the National Security Committee meeting held yesterday under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
— Govt of Pakistan (@pid_gov) February 22, 2019
The campus has a 70-strong faculty and 600 students enrolled, Dawn reported.
This comes amid international pressure on Pakistan to demonstrate that it was doing enough to tackle terrorists from operating within its borders.
Global terror financing watchdog chides Pakistan
Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed "grave concern" and condemned the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Puwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
At end of the 38-member FATF's plenary meeting here, the FATF said such attacks "cannot occur without money and the means to move funds between terrorist supporters".
"(Pakistan)... does not demonstrate a proper understanding of the TF risks posed by Da’esh, AQ, JuD, FiF, LeT, JeM, HQN, and persons affiliated with the Taliban," the FATF said.
"Pakistan should continue to work on implementing its action plan to address its strategic deficiencies...Given the limited progress on action plan items due in January 2019, the FATF urges Pakistan to swiftly complete its action plan, particularly those with timelines of May 2019," it said.
FATF could blacklist Pakistan if it does not meet its targets by October, says NDTV, adding it was placed on the "grey list" last June.
Being in FATF blacklist indicates the country concerned is "non-cooperative" in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. A FATF blacklisting could leads to downgrading of the country by the likes of International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and European Union, NDTV added.
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