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‘Do All You Can to eliminate...’: US Lawmakers' Message to Bilawal Bhutto-Led Pakistan Delegation
- On June 5, 2025, Congressman Brad Sherman met in Washington with a Pakistani delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to discuss terrorism and human rights.
- Sherman urged the Pakistani delegation to eliminate Jaish-e-Mohammed, the terrorist group that murdered his constituent Daniel Pearl in 2002, and called for greater protection of religious minorities amid regional tensions.
- Sherman also pressed for the release of Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician sentenced to 33 years for aiding the CIA in locating Osama bin Laden after the 2011 Abbottabad raid.
- Sherman emphasized that Pakistan should do all it can to combat terrorism and allow Christians, Hindus, and Ahmadiyya Muslims to practice faith without fear, calling Jaish-e-Mohammed a "vile group," and stressed water rights along the Indus River.
- The meeting highlighted ongoing US concerns over Pakistan’s support for terror groups and human rights, implying persistent diplomatic pressure for counterterrorism and minority protections in the region.
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Bilawal Bhutto-led Pakistani delegation meets US lawmakers, gets an earful over Jaish-e-Mohammed
Senior US Congressman Brad Sherman called for decisive action against terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed and greater protection for religious minorities in Pakistan during a meeting in Washington with a visiting Pakistani delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The meeting coincided with a parallel visit by an Indian multi-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is in the US to brief official…
'Combat terror, eliminate Jaish': Bilawal Bhutto delegation gets a reality check in US
US Congressman Brad Sherman gave a reality check to the Pakistani delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, insisting that the country should "do all it can" to eliminate terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad from the region
Pak delegation embarrassed in US, lawmaker asks for action on terror and release of Pakistani who helped track Osama
US Lawmaker Sherman emphasised the importance of Pakistan doing “all it can to eliminate this vile group and combat terrorism in the region.” He specifically highlighted JeM’s role in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl
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