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India should pursue case against Hafiz Saeed internationally if it has proof: PM Abbasi
[DAWN] Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that if India thinks there is substance to its allegations against Jamaat-ud-Dawa...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba... (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed  ...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat... it should pursue charges against him on an international forum. PM Abbasi, in an interview with Bloomsburg News, said that the Lahore High Court had decided to release the JuD leader as there were no charges against Saeed, and that the decision to free him was within the bounds of the law. "The court, a three-judge bench, has released him saying there are no charges against him, the country has a law you know," Abbasi told Bloomberg. "Prosecute him internationally if there is substance to these charges ─ these are accusations only. No evidence has been provided by India." According to Bloomberg, India claimed it has provided evidence to Pakistain. However, a lie repeated often enough remains a lie... Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Raveesh Kumar did not respond to requests for comments, the report said. The prime minister also brushed aside United States (US) accusations that Pakistain provides sanctuary to myrmidon groups, saying that attacks in the region are originating from Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-01 |
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