<span style="color: #222222;">The US has said that Pakistan must prevent terrorist groups from operating on its soil and prosecute top Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives along with its leader Hafiz Saeed. The statement comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF's crucial decision on whether to blacklist the country.<br />'' <br />'' Alice Wells, head of the US state department's South and Central Asian Bureau, welcomed the arrest of the top four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamaat-ud-Dawah. Pakistan's law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested the "top four leaders" of the banned LeT/JuD on charges of terrorism financing.<br />''<br />''Concurring with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, she tweeted that for its own future, the country must prevent terrorist groups from operating on its soil. Pakistan has a long history of catching and releasing terrorists operating there. Wells' remarks came as the FATF is set to give its decision on the country's 'grey list' status. </span><br />