NIA also mentioned the use of e-commerce platforms by the terror module in purchasing the high-end batteries, phones and chemicals for use in carrying out the attack.
The agency will file a chargesheet today against Azhar, Asghar, their slain relative Farooque, six arrested accused in the Pulwama terror attack case at a Jammu Special NIA court.
Meanwhile, the State Department also noted that the suspension of US aid to Pakistan, which was announced by President Donald Trump in January 2018, remained in effect throughout 2019.
Last week a telephonic intercept of a JeM commander near Rajouri sector has revealed that Jaish chief Masood Azhar and his close aides were desperately plotting a 'spectacular terror strike' in India.
The two countries also asked Pakistan to take concerted action against all terrorist networks, including al-Qaeda, ISIS, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Haqqani Network, Hizb-ul Mujahideen, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and D-Company of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
China had on Monday, criticised the US for directly taking the issue of listing Masood Azhar as global terrorist to the UN Security Council.
Indian and US officials also highlighted their efforts on some of the world's most pressing counter-terrorism challenges, including countering the financing and operations of terrorist organisations.
The UNSC resolution comes after the US on Wednesday circulated a draft resolution to the UN Security Council — with British and French support — to blacklist the JeM chief.
In a briefing for the Pakistan-based diplomatic community on Islamabad’s initial findings on the Indian dossier on the Pulwama attack, the Pakistan foreign office said 54 detained individuals were being investigated in connection with the incident but no details linking them to Pulwama have been found so far.
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mohammad Faisal, in his weekly briefing said, "We regret that a resolution has been circulated in the UNSC at a time when the matter was under consideration by the 1267 sanctions committee. Such efforts to circumvent the established machinery for this purpose will only weaken the 1267 regime."
