US officials have identified Pakistan as a base of operations or target for numerous armed and non state terrorist groups, some of which have existed since the 1980s, the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) said in a report on terrorism. CRS said according to the US State Department's Country Reports on Terrorism 2019, Pakistan has "continued to serve as a safe haven for certain regionally focused terrorist groups". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XXutad