Pakistan has detained two close relatives of the leader of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Masood Azhar, as part of a new crackdown against ...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detained two close relatives of the leader of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed , Masood Azhar, as part of a new crackdown against militant groups, the interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday .
"The interior minister just announced that 44 people linked to several militant groups have been taken into preventive custody. They include two close relatives of Masood Azhar, Mufti Abdur Rauf and Hammad Azhar," said the spokesman, who did not wish to be identified by name. Pakistan's foreign office said in a statement that the government had issued the"United Nations Security Council Order, 2019".A senior foreign office official, requesting anonymity, said"this order means the government will take control of assets ... and control all the accounts of organisations banned by the UNSC".
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