Britain and the United States welcomed the pilot's return but urged Islamabad to take action against militant groups carrying out attacks on Indian soil. Previous vows by the Pakistan government to crack down on anti-India militant groups have largely come to nothing, with militant leaders living freely in Pakistan. Pakistan's English-language Dawn newspaper said a source briefed journalists that a crackdown against militant groups was imminent. In September 2017, Reuters reported that Pakistan's military had decided to de-radicalise armed militant groups and try to get them involved in politics. India on Tuesday bombed what New Delhi called a JeM militant training camp in a forest area in northern Pakistan, killing "many terrorists".

Source: bd News24 March 05, 2019 11:26 UTC