WASHINGTON, June 24:
Pakistan took “modest steps” in 2019 to counter terror financing and restrain India-focused militant groups from conducting large-scale attacks following the Pulwama attack in February, but it remained a “safe harbor” for regionally focused terrorist groups, the US said today.
The suspension of US aid to Pakistan, which was announced by President Donald Trump in January 2018, remained in effect throughout 2019, the State Department said.
“Pakistan took modest steps in 2019 to counter terror financing and restrain India-focused militant groups from conducting large-scale attacks following the February attack on a security convoy in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir erstwhile linked to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM),” it said.
In its Congressional-mandated annual report 2019 Country Reports on Terrorism, the State Department said Pakistan took action against some externally focused groups, including indicting Lashkar e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and associates in three separate terrorism financing cases.
“However, Pakistan remained a safe harbor for other regionally focused terrorist groups,” the State Department said. (PTI)
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