Pakistan’s military on Thursday said it has halted Islamic State’s attempts to expand there, arresting more than 300 people including Syrians. Pakistan’s military on Thursday said it has halted Islamic State’s attempts to expand there, arresting more than 300 people, including some Syrians, who were involved in plotting attacks on government, diplomatic and civilian targets. The comments were rare acknowledgment by a senior Pakistani official that Islamic State, mainly based in Syria and Iraq, has…
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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s military on Thursday said it had busted an Islamic State network in the country, arresting more than 300 alleged operatives and sympathizers. The group was behind grenade attacks on four Pakistani television news channel offices, assassinations in the southern city of Karachi and pro-Islamic State graffiti painted on walls across the country, the military’s spokesman, Lt. Gen. Asim Bajwa, told a news conference. They had allegedly planned attacks on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…