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Pakistan arrests 44 members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, including Masood Azhar's brother

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Pakistan arrests 44 members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, including Masood Azhars brother

The brother was among the suspects listed in a file that India gave to Pakistan over the weekend.

Published: Mon 4 Mar 2019, 11:00 PM

Updated: Tue 5 Mar 2019, 9:02 PM

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Pakistan's Interior Ministry says authorities have arrested dozens of suspects, including the brother of the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammad group that India has blamed for the February 14 suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 40 troops.
In Tuesday's statement, the ministry says 44 suspects were arrested, including prominent members of the militant group. Among those arrested was Mufti Abdul Rauf, the brother of the group's leader, Masood Azhar.
The ministry says the brother was among the suspects listed in a file on the February bombing that India gave to Pakistan over the weekend. 



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