US cautiously welcomes Pak actions

Washington: The United States has cautiously welcomed the steps Pakistan has taken this week to ban individuals and groups on the UNSC list of ‘terrorists’. But officials are not saying whether the move is enough to ease up on its push to add Pakistan to an global terrorism-financing watch list. “We look forward to additional information on how these steps are being implemented and what concrete steps are being taken to counter the groups, which is crucial,” a State Department spokesperson said.–Monitoring Desk

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