Pakistani Prime Minister, Refuses to Respond, Azhar's Question on Action, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Jaish-e-Muhammad
Pakistani Prime Minister Refuses to Respond to Masood Azhar's Question on Action
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Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, who is in Samarkand for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, did not react to ANI’s inquiry about Masood Azhar, the leader of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), on Friday. The UN-designated global terrorist and JeM leader was questioned if Shehbaz Sharif would act against him.

The Pakistani Prime Minister, who was travelling with his delegation, declined to react when the ANI correspondent asked him a question. Instead, he continued.

“Sharif Sahab, can you kindly accept a quick question? Will you inquire about Masood Azhar and whether you intend to take any action against him?” ANI reporter enquired.

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The guards for Sharif also attempted to stop the reporter from asking the query. One of them was heard saying, “I think it’s enough, please.”

Pakistan has been included on the FATF’s “grey list” since 2018. FATF has continuously investigated Pakistan’s track record on the funding of terrorism.

According to media sources, Pakistan requested the arrest of Masood Azhar in a letter to the Taliban-run Afghanistan days before a FATF visit by monitors.

A new diplomatic dispute over the JeM commander has broken out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

According to Tolo News, the Taliban’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said Azhar is really in Pakistan on Wednesday, denying that he was in Afghanistan.

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From August 29 to September 2, a FATF-APG group travelled to Pakistan to assess whether the nation was following a 34-point action plan it had signed with FATF at the highest level.

India will take over as the SCO’s chair after Uzbekistan, who is currently serving in that capacity.

The SCO Summit is taking place in person for the first time since the Covid epidemic occurred. The most recent SCO Heads of State Summit took place in person in Bishkek in June 2019.

The SCO now has eight member countries (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan), four observer countries (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia), six “Dialogue Partners,” and one observer country (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey).

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