Haqqani ban still under consideration - Pakistan's U.S. envoy


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 Mar 2015

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A formal announcement on outlawing the Haqqani militant network, which has been responsible for numerous attacks on U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, it still under consideration, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.

Pakistani officials said in January that Islamabad had decided to outlaw the militant group and that a formal announcement would come "within weeks".

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