'Gimmicks': India on Pakistan's fresh announcement on Masood Azhar bounty
Azhar remains wanted in India for major terror attacks, including the 2001 Parliament strike, the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the 2016 Pathankot airbase assault and the 2019 Pulwama bombing.
India has dismissed Pakistan's announcement of a seven-million-rupee bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as "gimmicks" and demanded concrete action to combat terrorism. The offer comes as Pakistan faces pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to crack down on terror groups and their leadership, with the watchdog set to review Pakistan's anti-terrorism efforts at its upcoming plenary.
India has accused Pakistan of sheltering Azhar for years, while Pakistan has maintained that he fled to Afghanistan, a claim rejected by Afghanistan's Taliban government.
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