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    JeM chief Masood Azhar's brother among 44 arrested in Pakistan

    JeM chief Masood Azhar's brother among 44 arrested in Pakistan

    By Ramya Patelkhana
    Mar 05, 2019
    06:17 pm

    What's the story

    The Pakistani Government today claimed that it has arrested as many as 44 members belonging to banned outfits, including Mufti Abdul Rauf, the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.

    It said that the members have been arrested for investigation purposes.

    The government also reportedly said that the crackdown on banned organizations will continue for the next two weeks.

    Here's more.

    Details

    Action not taken under any foreign pressure: Pak Minister

    The announcement of the Pakistani Government's crackdown on banned outfits was made by the country's Minister of State for Interior, Shehryar Khan Afridi, at a press conference today.

    The Minister, however, claimed that they were not taking the action under any foreign pressure.

    He reportedly said the government's action "is not an outcome" of any pressure but taken in the interest of Pakistan.

    Information

    44 members taken in preventive detention for investigation

    Apart from Mufti Abdul Rauf, Masood Azhar's brother-in-law, Hamad Azhar, is also among the 44 persons detained by the Pakistani Government, according to India Today. Reports also say that these "under-observation members of proscribed organizations have been taken in preventive detention for investigation".

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    Action against banned outfits to continue

    Masood Azhar's brother Mufti Abdul Rauf and son Hammad Azhar have been taken into preventive detention for investigation - among 44 "under-observation members of proscribed orgs" detained today by the Govt of Pakistan pic.twitter.com/gkM76Z3iYh

    — omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) March 5, 2019

    Banned outfits

    Pakistan to take action against all proscribed organizations

    The Pakistani Minister of State for Interior also that the government would take action against all proscribed organizations in the country, reported Pakistan's The News.

    According to the report, the country's Secretary Interior also said that a dossier shared by the Indian Government with Pakistan contained the names of Mufti Abdur Rauf and Hammad Azhar.

    Detainees

    Dozens of suspected terrorists among those taken into custody

    The Pakistani Government's crackdown on banned outfits was reportedly launched as part of the National Action Plan (NAP).

    The number of those detainees is expected to rise over the next two weeks as the government continues its crackdown.

    Among those detained today are several close relatives of Masood Azhar apart from dozens of suspected terrorists, say reports.

    Quote

    A full-fledged strategy is now in place: Pak Information Minister

    Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry earlier said, "A full-fledged strategy is now in place. We have different strategies for different groups, but the main aim is...we have to enforce the writ of the state. We have to demilitarize if there are groups (on our soil)."

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