US lawmaker tells Pak delegation to eliminate ‘vile' terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed
I emphasized to the Pakistani delegation the importance of combatting terrorism, and in particular, the group Jaish-e-Mohammed, who murdered my constituent Daniel Pearl in 2002. Pearl's family continues to live in my district, and Pakistan should do all it can to eliminate this…
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