Pulwama: Pak says no terror camps exist on 22 locations shared by India

Pakistan on Thursday said it examined the 22 pin locations shared by India but found no terror camps there and also claimed that it could not establish any links between the 54 people detained by authorities here and the Pulwama attackMaking public more details of Pakistans preliminary findings after India submitted a dossier to Islamabad after the Pulwama terror attack carried out by Pakistanbased terror group JaisheMohammed JeM suicide bomber on February 14 Pakistans Foreign Office said it was willing to allow visits on request to the 22 locationsWhile 54 detained individuals are being investigated no details linking them to Pulwama have been found so far it said in a statement a day after asking India to provide more informationevidence on the involvement of the JeM in the deadly Pulwama terror attack and the presence of camps of the UNproscribed terror outfit in the countryAmidst intense international pressure on Islamabad after the Pulwama terror attack authorities here announced the preventive detention of over 120 members of banned militant outfits in the countryPakistanbased JeM chief Masood Azhars son and brother were among 44 members of the banned militant outfits arrested by authorities in Pakistan Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi said on March 5Ministry of Interior Secretary Azam Suleman Khan said Hammad Azhar and Mufti Abdur Rauf were among those arrested on Tuesday Hammad is the son of Masood Azhar while Rauf is his brotherThe Pakistan Foreign Office said Similarly the 22 pin locations shared by India have been examined No such camps exist Pakistan is willing to allow visits on request to these locationsIt said that inconsistent with its commitment to cooperate Pakistan on Wednesday shared preliminary findings of its investigations with India along with a set of questionsSubsequently the diplomatic corps in Islamabad was briefed as well the FO saidIndia handed over the dossier to the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in New Delhi on February 27 with specific details of JeMs complicity in the Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel on February 14 and the presence of JeM terror camps and its leadership in PakistanThe FO said soon after receiving the dossier Pakistan constituted an investigation team detained a number of people for investigation and initiated work on the technical aspects of social media content a main basis of the Indian documentsThe Indian dossier contains 91 pages and six parts out of which only part two and three pertain to the Pulwama attack it saidOther parts are generalised allegations Pakistan is focusing on those parts which relate to Pulwama incident it saidThe FO claimed that during the course of investigations all aspects of the information provided by India have been thoroughly examined including the confessional video of Adil Dar claim of responsibility for the attack WhatsApp and Telegram numbers used to share videos and messages in support of the Pulwama attack list of 90 individuals suspected of belonging to a proscribed organisation and 22 pin locations of alleged training campsService Providers have been requested for data including relevant details of activities and contacts of the GSM Global System for Mobile communications number provided by India it saidA request for assistance from WhatsApp has also been made to the US government it said adding that the said additional information and documents from India would be essential to continue the process of investigationsPakistan remains committed to taking this process to its logical conclusion the FO addedTensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the suicide bomber of JeM killed 40 CRPF personnelIndia launched a counterterror operation against a JeM training camp in Balakot The next day Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG21 in aerial combat and captured its pilot who was handed over to India on March 1Catch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates