Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the number of those who had left Pakistan for Syria and Iraq to join Daesh is not more than 100.
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The minister said the government would not let the IS to build its network in Pakistan.
“Hundreds of people from different countries have fled to Iraq and Syria to join Daesh”.
The minister says the raids also yielded ISIL literature and weapons, the Associated Press reported.
The minister said that Pakistani security forces are working hard to keep such elements at bay. Steps were being taken to further improve performance of security agencies.
Talking to the media, Sanaullah said the government was making strenuous efforts to curb terrorism, adding that whosoever was found involved in facilitating, promoting or recruiting for ISIS (Daish) would be dealt with an iron hand.
Responding to a question regarding opposition leader Khurshid Shah’s remarks, Rana Sanaullah said that if the opposition leader has any list regarding Daesh recruitments, he should provide it to the government.
Earlier, a Daesh recruiter was also arrested in Karachi earlier this week.
Sanaullah said the operation against alleged IS militants was launched after a raid last week in Daska district, when 13 other IS suspects were arrested.
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Pakistan has officially denied the presence of IS in the country, but secretly it has been neutralising militants who have either shifted their allegiance from the Taliban to the IS or have shown inclination to support the group.
