India Slams Pakistan's PKR 70 Lakh Bounty On Jaish Chief Masood Azhar
India called Pakistan’s seven million rupees bounty on Masood Azhar a gimmick and urged concrete action against terrorism.
- On Tuesday, India dismissed Pakistan's 7 million rupees bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as "gimmicks," demanding Islamabad take "concrete action" to combat terrorism.
- Pakistan faces renewed pressure from the Financial Action Task Force regarding terror financing, having previously spent four years on the FATF grey list for systemic deficiencies.
- India has long accused Pakistan of sheltering Azhar, while Islamabad claims he operates from Afghanistan; the Taliban regime recently dismissed these assertions, with an Afghan Foreign Ministry official confirming he is not in the country.
- External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the announcement as "hollow," stating, "Such gimmicks and hoodwinking by Pakistan is nothing new."
- Azhar remains listed in Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency "Red Book" of most-wanted terrorists, while the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering continues to review Pakistan's efforts to arrest him.
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'Such gimmicks by Pak nothing new': India rejects Masood Azhar bounty
India has dismissed Pakistan's recent announcement of a seven million rupees bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "gimmick," demanding concrete action against terrorism. India highlighted Pakistan's history of similar "phoney announcements" and its alleged sheltering of Azhar, while Pakistan faces international pressure from the FATF to crack down on terror financing.
India Slams Pakistan's PKR 70 Lakh Bounty On Jaish Chief Masood Azhar
Reacting to Pakistan announcing a reward of PKR 70 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the move as a “gimmick” and a hollow announcement. Jaiswal said Pakistan has made similar announcements in the past and accused the country of attempting to “hoodwink” people. He said a state that sponsors terrorism should take concrete action rather than make annou…
India calls Pak's reward on JeM chief Azhar 'gimmick'; says in talks with Malaysia over Zakir Naik
MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says Pakistan's announcement of a PKR 70 lakh reward on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is a "gimmick" and "phoney" and "hollow" attempt at "hoodwinking people" by a "state sponsor of terrorism" that "must take concrete action," while adding India "continue to take up this issue at various levels with the Malaysian side" on Zakir Naik, wants to "further strengthen and expand" energy cooperation with …
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India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan's move to increase bounty for information leading to the arrest of global terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, terming the "phoney announcement" as only a "gimmick" with such "hollow" statements having been made before also. 📰 ‘Just a Gimmick’: India Slams Pakistan Over Fresh Bounty on Jaish Chief Masood Azhar.
‘Gimmicks’: India on Pakistan’s fresh announcement on Masood Azhar bounty - The Tribune
India on Tuesday dismissed as 'gimmicks' Pakistan's fresh announcement of a seven million rupees bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, demanding that Islamabad take 'concrete action' to combat terrorism.
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