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Hafiz Saeed's house arrest ends
 LAHORE: The government has ended the house arrest of Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, but has asked him not leave Lahore. Dawa Information Secretary Habibullah Salfi told reporters on Monday that the government had ended Hafiz Saeed's house arrest on Monday, but had banned him from travelling to any other districts. Hafiz Saeed was placed under house arrest on Friday when he wanted to attend a demonstration against the publishing of caricatures of the Prophet (PBUH) by several European newspapers. "A senior Lahore Police official told Hafiz Saeed on Monday morning that orders of his house arrest had been withdrawn, but that he could not travel to any other city or province of the country," Salfi said, adding that the government did not give any prior notice to Dawa about restrictions on Hafiz Saeed's travel. Posted by: Fred 2006-02-21 |
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