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Prosecute LeT operatives, US tells Pak.
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- Alice Wells, head of the U.S. State department’s South and Central Asian bureau, also welcomed the arrest the top four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamaat-ud-Dawah in Pakistan.
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- Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested the “top four leaders” of the banned LeT/JuD on charges of terrorism financing.
- US has said that Pakistan must prevent militant groups from operating on its soil and prosecute top Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives along with its leader Hafiz Saeed.
- The statement comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s crucial decision on whether to blacklist the country.
- FATF action on Pakistan
(1) Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force in June last year.
(2) Pakistan was also given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019, or face the risk of being placed on the black list with Iran and North Korea.
(3) The ongoing review of Pakistan’s performance will determine if it stays on the grey list or moved on the black list or given a clean chit.
Source
The Hindu