Tag: Hafiz Saeed

Open to forming political alliance with LeT, JuD: Pervez Musharraf

Days after declaring himself the “biggest supporter” of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), former President Pervez Musharraf has said that he is open to forming a political alliance with the militant organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its chief Hafiz Saeed. “If it is meant to be, it will be,” Musharraf said in an interview on Aaj News. “There...

December 5, 2017

Pak hasn’t done anything significant in war against terror: US

The US is not satisfied with Pakistan’s cooperation in the war against terror as it has not done “anything significant” to rein-in the Taliban and the Haqqani network and destroy their sanctuary on its territory as part of its promise, a senior White House official has said. He also termed the release of Mumbai-terror attack...

December 3, 2017

Hafiz Saeed’s JuD to contest 2018 Pakistan general elections

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Sunday confirmed that his banned outfit Jammat-ud-Dawah will foray into Pakistan’s political scene by contesting the 2018 general elections under the banner of Milli Muslim League, which is yet to be registered with the country’s Election Commission. Saeed, who was under house arrest since January this year, walked...

December 3, 2017

Musharraf calls himself ‘biggest supporter’ of LeT

Calling himself the “biggest supporter” of the LeT and its founder Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan’s former dictator Parvez Musharraf has said he backs the terror group’s role in “suppressing” the Indian Army in Kashmir. Musharraf, the 74-year-old retired general who is in self-exile in Dubai, said that Mumbai attack mastermind Saeed “is involved in Kashmir” and...

November 29, 2017

I will sell tea, not the country: PM Narendra Modi to Congress

Pushing the BJP’s campaign in Gujarat into high gear, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress and said he is ready to sell tea but will never sell the country, and asked Rahul Gandhi why he had applauded the release of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed. Modi, who started his high voltage campaign with...

November 28, 2017

US warns Pak of repercussions if it fails to act against Saeed

The US has sought immediate re- arrest and prosecution of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saaed, warning Islamabad that there would be repercussions for bilateral ties if it fails to act. The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) head, who carries a USD 10 million American bounty on his head for terror activities, walked...

November 26, 2017

Rahul mocks Modi over Hafiz Saeed’s release, says ‘hugplomacy’ with Trump failed

Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bear hugs to US President Donald Trump, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the PM’s “hugplomacy” has failed to prevent Pakistan from releasing Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed from house arrest. In a tweet, the Gandhi scion said: “Narendrabhai, बात नहीं बनी. Terror mastermind is free. President Trump just...

November 25, 2017

US asks Pakistan to re-arrest LeT founder Hafiz Saeed

The US on Friday said it was “deeply concerned” over the release from house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and asked Pakistan to “arrest and charge” him for his terrorist crimes. “The US is deeply concerned that Hafiz Saeed has been released from house arrest in Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said...

November 24, 2017

Mumbai 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed freed in Pakistan

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai massacre, was on Friday freed after 10 months house arrest here in Pakistan. The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, who carries a $10 million bounty for his role in terrorist activities, was released after a Lahore High Court review board turned down the government’s arguments that...

November 24, 2017

India outraged over Hafiz Saeed’s release by Pak court

India on Thursday reacted sharply to a Pakistani  court’s order to release JuD chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, saying it was outraged that a self-confessed and UN proscribed terrorist was being allowed to walk free and pursue his evil agenda. “It is evident that Pakistan has not changed its policy of shielding and supporting...

November 24, 2017

Mumbai 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz’s release exposes Pak’s true face: India

The decision to set free Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai massacre, shows Pakistan’s “true face”, the Indian government said on Thursday. “His (imminent) release confirms once again the lack of seriousness on the part of the Pakistani government in bringing to justice perpetrators of heinous acts of terrorism including...

November 23, 2017

Hafiz Saeed’s release order: Pak ‘hoodwinking’ global community

Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed’s release order by a Pakistani judicial body shows how Pakistan is “hoodwinking” the international community on the issue of terrorism, government sources said on Wednesday. It is also reflective of Islamabad’s “duplicity” in tackling terrorism, they said and asked Pakistan to “walk the talk” on its...

November 23, 2017

Pakistan court orders release of Hafiz Saeed

A Pakistan court on Wednesday ordered the release from house arrest of terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed, blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. A Judicial Review Board consisting of judges from the Lahore High Court rejected a plea from the government of Pakistan’s Punjab province to extend his detention by three months, Dunya News reported....

November 22, 2017

Hafiz Saeed to be freed if no evidence submitted: Lahore court

A Pakistan court has warned that it would end the house arrest of terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed, blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, if the government doesn’t submit evidence against him. The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and his four aides were placed under house arrest in January under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The Lahore High Court...

October 11, 2017

Hafiz Saeed sends Pakistan Foreign Minister Rs.100 mn defamation notice

Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed’s legal team has sent a Rs 100 million defamation notice to Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for his remarks at the Asia Society forum in New York earlier this week. Asif, who told the forum that Pakistan was not to blame for militant outfits in the country, had said: “Don’t blame...

September 30, 2017

Don’t blame us for Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan tells US

Pakistan has told the US that it can’t be blamed for terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, who masterminded the Mumbai terror attack, saying Washington considered such men as “darlings” until a few years ago. Mincing no words at the Asia Society forum here on Tuesday evening, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said it was very easy...

September 27, 2017

Hafiz Saeed in political arena

The road to normality is paved with sighs and grimaces. A Lahore in hectic mode today is a testament to this truth. There is an election to be taken care of. At the same time, a cricket series has to be dealt with. It has to be organised smoothly, no hiccups and no bumps, for...

September 17, 2017