Overview
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told Al Jazeera that Pakistan has no knowledge of UN-designated terrorist Masood Azhar’s whereabouts and believes he may be sheltering in Afghanistan.
- The foreign minister said Pakistan will arrest or extradite Azhar only if provided with credible evidence of his presence on Pakistani soil.
- He disputed reports that Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed is a free man, confirming that Saeed remains in custody under Pakistani state supervision.
- Islamabad signaled no objection to handing over designated militants as a confidence-building measure, provided India cooperates by presenting actionable cases in its courts.
- India continues to press for expedited extradition of terror figures following the Pahalgam attack and its retaliatory Operation Sindoor last month.