Pakistan has redoubled its campaign against dangerous extremists by pursuing people it trained for covert operations in Afghanistan and Kashmir. Over the weekend, two suspected ringleaders of the Pakistani jihadis were arrested, both allegedly with long-standing links to the country's main spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence. Qari Saifullah Akhtar was brought home Saturday from the Persian Gulf state of Dubai, handcuffed like a common criminal. Maulana Fazalur Rehman Khalil was caught inside Pakistan following a U.S. complaint that he was still recruiting and sending volunteers for the Taliban movement in neighboring Afghanistan.
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