Washington: Prime Minister Imran Khan has openly admitted that there are more than 40,000 militants in Pakistan. "The trained terrorists are carrying out terrorist activities in Afghanistan and Kashmir," Khan said. The Pakistani prime minister, who was on a three-day visit to the US, made the announcement during a public meeting, the Hindustan Times reported.
Imran Khan's statement confirms the Indian claim that Pakistan-based terrorist organizations are behind the terrorist attacks in India. Imran Khan said that previous governments in Pakistan did not have the courage to act against terrorist organizations.
When the Taliban killed 150 schoolchildren in Peshawar in 2014, political parties jointly decided not to allow terrorist organizations to thrive in Pakistani soil, Imran Khan added. Imran Khan also revealed at another event in the US that there are more than 40 terrorist organizations operating in Pakistan.