ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday urged major social media platforms to crack down on accounts linked to militant groups, warning that failure to act could lead to stricter government measures or legal action.

At a news conference in Islamabad, Deputy Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry said scores of accounts on X were operating from neighboring Afghanistan, India and elsewhere in the world, spreading extremist content and aiding outlawed militant groups.

He presented what he described as documentary evidence and said militants were benefiting from support inside the two countries.

There was no immediate comment from Kabul or New Delhi.

An estimated 70 million people in Pakistan — a nation of about 250 million — use social media platforms. Chaudhry said Pakistan is currently serving

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