JuD ban averted Pak being declared terrorist country

Islamabad, Dec 12 (ANI): Pakistan Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar today said that Pakistan would have been declared a terrorist country, had "we not accepted the ban on Jamaat-ud-Daawa."

Mukhtar said that Pakistan launched operation against banned organizations in accordance with the United Nations resolution. Pakistan could fight against enemy, but it is not possible to go on war against the entire world.

He said US authorities are satisfied with the measures taken by Pakistan. War on terror is in Pakistan's own interest and we are determined for it, The News reported. (ANI)