<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The United States has asked Pakistan to take "sustained and irreversible" actions against terrorist groups operating from its territory.</span></div><br />''State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino told this to reporters at his biweekly news conference in Washington yesterday.<br />''<br />''The State Department statement came as Pakistan, under global pressure after the Pulwama terror attack and India's air strikes against a JeM terrorist camp in Balakot on February 26, has started taking actions against some of the terrorist outfits and their leaders over the past few days.<br />''<br />''Palladino said the US notes these steps and we continue to urge Pakistan to take sustained, irreversible actions against terrorist groups that will prevent future attacks and promote regional stability.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said we reiterate our call for Pakistan to abide by its United Nations Security Council obligations to deny terrorists safe haven and block their entry to funds.</span><br />