Pakistan failed to prosecute terrorists, including Masood Azhar: US report

Latest US State Department report has pulled no punches in its takedown of Pakistan on the issue of terrorism.

The report states that Pakistan failed to take adequate steps to counter terrorism and prosecute terrorists, including masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai attacks such as Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar and Lashkar-e-Taiba's Sajid Mir.

The report also stated that Pakistan made 'limited progress' in its pledge to dismantle all terrorist organizations without delay or discrimination.

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However, the report added that Pakistan made additional progress in 2020 toward completing its Financial Action Task Force Action Plan, but did not complete all Action Plan items, and remained on the FATF "grey" list.

On the other hand, the US report stated that Indian security agencies are effective in disrupting terror threats and respond in a timely manner to the requests made by the US.