ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday detained as many as 44 members affiliated with proscribed organisations, including Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Mufti Abdul Rauf and Hammad Azhar under the National Action Plan.
State Minister Shahriyar Afridi said in a press conference that the said action was taken without any foreign pressure and government is taking indiscriminate action against the banned outfits.
“We won’t let anyone use Pakistani soil against anyone so that no force can intervene in Pakistan’s domestic issues. We are taking the action under our responsibility,” he said.
Secretary Interior, on the occasion, said that the government will take strict action against the banned outfits.
“In the first phase of our action we have taken 44 people into protective custody,” he said.
The interior secretary said that Mufti Abdul Rauf and Hammad Azhar were named in the Indian dossiers sent to Pakistan aftermath Pulwama attack but added that the Indian dossiers lack concrete evidence against any member.
He said that the Pakistani government has demanded evidence against the said individuals through the Foreign Office, action will be taken against the members if evidence is found during the investigations.
“In case we don’t find any evidence against them we will release them,” said the secretary.
