LeT, JeM on our soil, what’s the big surprise: Pakistan admits

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged the existence of LeT and JeM on Pakistan's soil

ISLAMABAD: In a massive victory for India, Pakistan on Tuesday night admitted that banned militant groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) exist and operate from their soil.

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, in an interview to Geo.tv, acknowledged the existence of such LeT and JeM among the internationally banned outfits operating from within Pakistan.

“What’s the big surprise about this? We (Pakistan) too has banned these proscribed organisations,” Asif told the anchor, further adding that the country has been trying to fight them for the last three years.

The acknowledgement comes a day after BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nations unanimously condemned the violence carried out by terrorist groups, including LeT, JeM based out of Pakistan.

Asif went on to explain that BRICS concerns should not be considered as China’s official stance on militant groups.

“China should not be tested [every time], particularly in the changed scenario,” said the minister while reffering to China’s silence on the matter 2016 BRICS conference held in India.

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