An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has asked the Punjab Police to arrest chief of the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Masood Azhar by January 18 in connection with a terror-financing case.
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued the arrest warrant in the terror-financing case instituted by the CTD in the previous hearing on Thursday. Judge Natasha Naseem Supra during the case hearing on Friday directed the CTD to arrest JeM chief Masood Azhar by January 18 and present him in the court. In case of failure (to arrest him), the court may begin proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender, a court official told PTI on Saturday.
Pak has been compelled to take action against its jihadist bosses around the world on charges of providing assistance to terrorists. Pak Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) has asked Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to be detained by January 18 in a terror funding case. During the hearing held on Thursday, ATC Gujranwala has withdrawn an arrest warrant against Azhar after allegations of terror funding by the Anti-Terrorism Department (CTD).
Masood Azhar, a wrongdoer of Pulwama: As per the information received, Jaish-e-Mohammed has accepted his role in the terror attack in Pulwama on February 14, 2019. More than 40 jawans of CRPF were martyred in the attack. After the attack, on 26th February 2019, India had made an airstrike at Balakote in Pakistan in which more than 300 terrorists were killed.