Jammu, June 25 -- The US on Wednesday slammed Pakistan saying it continued to serve a safe haven to terrorist groups targeting India and allowed them to operate from its territory. It also stated that Pakistan took modest steps in 2019 to counter terror financing.

The US Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism in its report on terrorism said, "Pakistan continued to serve as a safe haven for certain regionally-focused terrorist groups. It allowed groups targeting Afghanistan, including the Afghan Taliban and affiliated HQN, as well as groups targeting India, including LeT and its affiliated front organizations, and JeM, to operate from its territory."

Citing the 2015 National Action Plan to counter-terrorism, the US asserted that ...