He said India and Pakistan had agreed to reschedule the talks between their foreign secretaries which were to take place in Islamabad on Friday.
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Qazi, however, said that the two governments remain in touch in this regard and added that India and Pakistan are in contact to firm up the date for the meeting of the two Foreign Secretaries.
Ajit Doval, who first encountered Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) founder Maulana Masood Azhar two decades ago, is yet again at the forefront to counter the threat posed by the Pakistan-based terrorist.
At least seven Indian military personnel were killed in the first week of January during an explosion and hours long gunbattle at India’s Pathankot air base near the border with Pakistan.
The spokesman welcomed Pakistan’s announcement on Wednesday that JeM activists had been arrested and its offices sealed.
It said “considerable progress has been made in the investigations being carried out against terrorist elements reportedly linked to the Pathankot incident”.
In an article posted on the official mouthpiece of the JeM, Azhar criticized Pakistan’s decision to crackdown on his outfit, calling it as “acting under Indian pressure”.
The Dawn said Pakistan must ensure that the initial actions against JeM were converted into “sustained and meaningful measures that ensure the long-term dismantling of militant groups”. They were captured in various parts of the Punjab province, considered the seat of Azhar’s group. Azhar’s brother Abdul Rehman Rauf has also been detained, Geo TV said. He further said the information provided by India was referred to in a press release that was issued on Wednesday after the high level meeting at the Prime Minister’s House.
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Media reports suggested that Azhar was also taken into protective custody and was being questioned. “We have said often terrorism is the common enemy for all”.
