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| Pakistan's top diplomat in India has said that the leader of a prominent Pakistan-based militant group is not being held in Pakistan. | Pakistan's top diplomat in India has said that the leader of a prominent Pakistan-based militant group is not being held in Pakistan. |
| Earlier this month, Pakistan said it had arrested Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group. | Earlier this month, Pakistan said it had arrested Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group. |
| Pakistan's high commissioner to India, Shahid Malik, has now said Pakistan has no information about his whereabouts. | Pakistan's high commissioner to India, Shahid Malik, has now said Pakistan has no information about his whereabouts. |
| Mr Azhar is one of the most wanted men in India. He is on a list of people Delhi has demanded Pakistan hand over. | Mr Azhar is one of the most wanted men in India. He is on a list of people Delhi has demanded Pakistan hand over. |
| However, in an interview with an Indian TV channel, Mr Malik said: "We are looking for him. He is not under house arrest." | However, in an interview with an Indian TV channel, Mr Malik said: "We are looking for him. He is not under house arrest." |
| "As far as I know [the report about Mr Azhar's house arrest] is wrong. He is not in Pakistan. We don't know where he is," Mr Malik said. | "As far as I know [the report about Mr Azhar's house arrest] is wrong. He is not in Pakistan. We don't know where he is," Mr Malik said. |
| Earlier this month, Pakistan Defence Minister Mukhtar Ahmed said Mr Azhar had been placed under house arrest as a part of a crackdown following the attacks on Mumbai (Bombay). | Earlier this month, Pakistan Defence Minister Mukhtar Ahmed said Mr Azhar had been placed under house arrest as a part of a crackdown following the attacks on Mumbai (Bombay). |
| Jaish-e-Mohammad is accused of taking part in the attack on India's parliament in 2001, along with the group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which brought the two countries to the brink of war. | Jaish-e-Mohammad is accused of taking part in the attack on India's parliament in 2001, along with the group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which brought the two countries to the brink of war. |
| Confusion | Confusion |
| Last week, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said he had "yet to receive any report" of Masood Azhar's detention, contradicting what his defence minister had said. | Last week, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said he had "yet to receive any report" of Masood Azhar's detention, contradicting what his defence minister had said. |
| In 1999, Mr Azhar was freed from an Indian prison in exchange for passengers on a hijacked Indian Airlines jet. | |
| He set up Jaish-e-Mohammad in early 2000, shortly after being set free by India. | |
| In his TV interview, Mr Malik also said that Dawood Ibrahim, blamed for serial bombings in Mumbai in 1993 that left at least 250 dead, is "not in Pakistan". | In his TV interview, Mr Malik also said that Dawood Ibrahim, blamed for serial bombings in Mumbai in 1993 that left at least 250 dead, is "not in Pakistan". |
| Mr Ibrahim also features in the list of 20 fugitives that India reportedly wants Pakistan to hand over. | Mr Ibrahim also features in the list of 20 fugitives that India reportedly wants Pakistan to hand over. |
| Pakistan has held two militants of another Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, that India says was behind the deadly attacks in Mumbai. | Pakistan has held two militants of another Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, that India says was behind the deadly attacks in Mumbai. |
| Pakistan has been under intense pressure to act after the attacks, which left at least 170 people dead. | Pakistan has been under intense pressure to act after the attacks, which left at least 170 people dead. |