Pakistan has taken control of 182 religious schools and detained more than 100 people as it intensifies its crackdown on banned militant organisations
“Law enforcement agencies have taken 121 people under preventive detention as of today,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that religious schools, hospitals, and ambulances were taken over.
Islamabad denies aiding militants and says its push against banned outfits is unrelated to the Indian and global pressure. Pakistan is facing pressure from global powers to act against groups carrying out attacks in India, including Jaish-e-Mohammed which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack that killed at least 40 paramilitary police.
On Tuesday, Pakistan placed two charities linked to Hafiz Saeed, founder of a militant organisation the U.S. and India have blamed for numerous deadly attacks, including a siege by gunmen in Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people, on the country’s official banned list.
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