When Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says that he will act if he gets “any actionable intelligence,” not many will buy this at face value.
For, Pakistan has been sitting on “actionable intelligence” for quite a while when it comes to the Jaish-e-Mohammad — and hasn't responded to several official requests for help against Jaish chief Maulana Masood Azhar.
In fact, Azhar was named by India in two key investigations: the 2001 Parliament and the 2016 Pathankot attacks.
Two Red Corner notices were issued against Azhar by the Interpol, first in 2004 for the attack on Parliament and in 2016 for his role in the Pathankot airbase attack. You can read the full text of Imran Khan's speech here
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Five persons including Afzal Guru, Shaukat Hussain Guru, both members of Jaish, were named by Delhi police in Parliament attack. Afzal Guru was convicted and hanged in 2013, Shaukat Guru's sentence was reduced but no trial was held for Azhar. Azhar, released by India in exchange of the passengers and crew of the…