Pakistan conducted operation to eliminate terrorist safe havens: US
The report says that Pak Army undertook operations against groups that conducted attacks in Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – US State Department said on Wednesday that Pakistan conducted operation in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan to eradicate terrorist safe havens.
The US State Department said in its annual Country Reports on Terrorism for the year 2017 that the total number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2017 decreased by 23% compared to 2016.
The report said that terrorism in Pakistan decreased significantly as compared to 2014. The report further said that Pakistan Army carried out operation in areas formerly known as Federally Administered Tribal Areas due to which the strength of Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations was weakened.
According to the report, the Pakistani military and security forces undertook operations against groups that conducted attacks within Pakistan, such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
The report said that Pakistan is committed to combating the trafficking of items that could contribute to WMDs and their delivery systems. Pakistan was a constructive and active participant in the Nuclear Security Summit process and in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, and worked to strengthen its strategic trade controls, including updating its national export control list.
The report said that the State Department’s Export Control and Related Border Security Program increased the Government of Pakistan’s enforcement capacity by sponsoring training for Pakistani Customs and the Strategic Export Control Division officials on how to properly identify strategic commodities of concern. These commodity identification and advanced interdiction trainings were implemented by the US Department of Energy.
EXBS also sponsored regional collaboration through nonproliferation fellowships and cross�
