Qureshi admits Masood Azhar is in Pakistan

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has admitted that Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is in Pakistan and is “unwell”, but said the government can act against him only if India presents “solid” and “inalienable” evidence that can stand in a court of law.

Qureshi’s remarks came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after the February 14 militant attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pulwama that left 40 CRPF personnel dead.

   

India has handed over a dossier to Pakistan with “specific details of the JeM complicity in Pulwama attack and the presence of JeM camps and its leadership in Pakistan.”

India also expressed regret at the denial by Pakistan’s political and military leadership at the presence of militants infrastructure in territories under its control.

“He is in Pakistan, according to my information. He is unwell to the extent that he can’t leave his house, because he’s really unwell,” Qureshi told CNN when asked about Azhar.

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