Pakistan writes to Afghanistan seeking arrest of Maulana Masood Azhar.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has formally written a letter to Kabul, asking to locate, report and arrest Maulana Masood Azhar - the founding head of a militant organisation Jaish E Mohammad (JeM), which is banned in Pakistan.

'We have written a one-page letter to the Afghan Foreign Ministry, asking it to locate, report and arrest Masood Azhar as we believe that he is hiding somewhere in Afghanistan,' a top official privy to the development directly told this correspondent on the condition of anonymity.

Foreign Office spokesperson when approached, avoided commenting on this development.

The one-page letter also pointed out two different provinces of Afghanistan - namely Nangarhar and Kunar - where Azhar is mostly likely hiding.

It is not yet confirmed whether Azhar moved to Afghanistan before the Taliban took control of Kabul or after...