Maulana Masood Azhar arrest never happened: Jaish-e-Muhammad

Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Muhammad has countered the Punjab government's claims of taking banned group's chief Maulana Masood Azhar into protective custody' for his role in Pathankot terror attack.

According to Indian Express, the group on Thursday issued a statement in Urdu on Facebook in which it strongly refuted the claims and mentioned that 'the arrest never happened'.

"Disbelievers and hypocrites across the world are celebrating our arrest," it reads.