US report slams Pakistan on terrorism: Here is what it says

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Jun 26, 2020, 17:52 IST

NEW DELHI: Washington's annual terrorism report, 'Country Report on Terrorism 2019', said Pakistan was doing too little to counter terrorist groups, particularly those taking aim at rival India and the dreaded Haqqani network operating in Afghanistan.
Here is a look at the key observations mentioned in the report on terrorism in Pakistan —

Pakistan continued to serve as a safe haven for certain regionally-focused terrorist groups. It allowed groups targeting Afghanistan, including the Afghan Taliban and affiliated HQN, as well as groups targeting India, including LeT and its affiliated front organizations, and JeM, to operate from its territory.
Islamabad has yet to take decisive actions against Indian- and Afghanistan-focused militants who would undermine their operational capability.
Thought Pakistan undertook counter-terrorism operations against groups such as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, ISIS-K, and the Balochistan Liberation Army, the country remained a safe harbour for other regionally focused terrorist groups.
Pakistan allowed groups targeting Afghanistan, including the Afghan Taliban and affiliated HQN, as well as groups targeting India, including LeT and its affiliated front organizations, and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), to operate from its territory.
While Pakistani authorities indicted LeT co-founder Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his associates on December 11, they have made no effort to use domestic authorities to prosecute other terrorist leaders such as JeM founder Masood Azhar and Sajid Mir, the mastermind of LeT’s 2008 Mumbai attacks, both of whom are widely believed to reside in Pakistan under the protection of the state, despite government denials.
In 2019, Pakistan made some progress toward meeting the action plan requirements for the FATF, allowing it to avoid being blacklisted, but did not complete all action plan items.