Pakistan Army on March 5 maintained that the recent crackdown on banned outfits is not due to any external pressure, and that the action is being taken as part of the National Action Plan (NAP) formulated and endorsed by all major political parties and the military leadership back in 2014, reports Daily Times. “These actions are not being taken under any pressure but NAP, which is being implemented since 2014 when there was neither FATF nor Pulwama incident,” Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said in an interview with a private TV channel. He said the decision to ban Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) was also taken in January, weeks before the Pulwama incident took place. “So, recent actions are in line with the state’s policy being pursued rigorously since 2014 and have nothing to do with any outside influence,” he reiterated.