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The banned Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) is nothing but trouble, said a Pakistani daily which noted that these men are a constant source of embarrassment and worry for Pakistan.
An editorial titled Mutually Assured Destruction in The Nation on Saturday said that it took yet another militant attack across the border and increasing pressure from outside powers for Pakistan to finally act against Masood Azhar and his militant network.
The daily said that undeterred by its previous attempt to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the United Nations, India will again move the world body with the demand.
It noted that the UN banned JeM in 2001 but India’s efforts to get restrictions imposed on Azhar after the Mumbai attacks did not bear fruit because China didn’t allow them to be imposed.
It also added that in international relations, “where power and image trump liberal ideas of justice and human rights, we cannot be seen cowing down to Indian pressure”.
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