Islamabad, Sept 5 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has asked authorities in its Punjab province to crack down on the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) without further delay, as the maximum cases of sectarian violence have been laid at the door of this now defunct organisation.
The move came in a meeting on Tuesday, chaired by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, to review law and order and the security situation in the country.
According to the Daily Times, it was observed that sectarian violence is being prompted by paid agents of elements hostile to Pakistan.
Analysis of available intelligence suggested that there was a strong nexus between the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and one of the factions of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The intelligence reports also suggested that the TTP was fuelling sectarian strife in and around Quetta for financial gains.
According to the paper, the meeting also observed that two former members of the terror group, Harkat-ul-Ansar, were supervising and handling the killings of innocent Shias in the country, and one of its members, Asmat Muawia, was operating from upper and central Punjab.
A majority of the officials in the meeting believed there was no religious strife between Sunnis and Shias, and that hostile elements were trying to create a conflict between the two sects. (ANI)
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