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LOK SABHA
Available reports indicate that Pak ISI is providing support to some of the terrorist organizations like Lashkar-E-Toiba (LET), Jaish-E-Mohammad (JEM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), et., operating in some parts of the country, in the form of arms training, arms/ammunition, financial assistance etc. Persons suspected to be involved in such activities are probed and prosecuted against as per law.
The number of foreign terrorists keeps changing. The infiltration of foreign terrorists into the country is mostly through some of the border states.
In order to curb Pak ISI supported terrorist activities, the Government has perused a multi-pronged approach which includes strengthening the border management tocheck infiltration, galvanizing the intelligence machinery, improved technology, weaponry and equipments for security forces both at the Centre and in the States, neutralizing plans of terrorist groups/anti-national elements/ISI agents by well coordinated intelligence based operations.
Giving this information in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal said the major concerns of the current internal security scenario in the country centre around terrorism in J&K, subversive activities of militant groups in the North-East and violence perpetrated by the naxalite groups in some States.
Joint Working Groups have been set up to discuss security related matters of mutual concern with neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar for combating trans border crimes and terrorism. Besides, bilateral mechanisms such as Home Secretary level talks on counter terrorism and drug trafficking are also in place with neighbouring countries.
The Central Government has taken various steps such as strengthening of border management to check infiltration, gearing up of intelligence machinery, providing improved technology, weaponry and equipment for security forces, action as per law against terrorist outfits and bilateral and multilateral cooperation to counter the activities of such terrorist outfits.
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