US intelligence agencies had been tracking the hostages and shared their location when they were shifted to Pakistan.
Trump had slammed Pakistan for its continued support to terrorist groups
The US were ready to mount an operation inside Pakistan, similar to the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
The US also termed the release of Mumbai-terror attack accused Hafiz Saeed as "a step backward" in that direction.
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