The spokesperson of the UN-designated terrorist and mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed's Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) has been handed down imprisonment of 32 years in terror financing cases.&nbsp;

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) JuD announced the sentencing of JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and two other leaders of the terror group, including Saeed's brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki.

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"ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar handed down 32 years imprisonment to JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid in two FIRs. Prof Zafar Iqbal and Prof Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law of Saeed) were awarded 16 and one-year jail terms in two cases," said a court official, as quoted by news agency PTI.

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The official also said two other JuD leaders, Abdul Salam bin Muhammad and Luqman Shah, were also indicted in terror financing cases.

This sentencing came after the anti-terrorism court convicted JuD's Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Ashraf in other cases of terror financing.&nbsp;

Both Zafar and Ashraf had been given imprisonment of 16 years each under the Anti-Terrorism Act, while Makki was sentenced to one year with a fine of Rs 170,000 (approx USD 1074).

In February 2019, Saeed had been sentenced for 11 years on terror finance charges.

 
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The spokesperson of the UN-designated terrorist and mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed's Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) has been handed down imprisonment of 32 years in terror financing cases.

The spokesperson of the UN-designated terrorist and mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed's Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) has been handed down imprisonment of 32 years in terror financing cases. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) JuD announced the sentencing of JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and two other leaders of the terror group, including Saeed's brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki. Also read | Pakistan accepts presence of 11 Lashkar terrorists who facilitated 26/11 on its territory "ATC Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar handed down 32 years imprisonment to JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid in two FIRs. Prof Zafar Iqbal and Prof Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law of Saeed) were awarded 16 and one-year jail terms in two cases," said a court official, as quoted by news agency PTI. Also read | UN watchdog says Pakistan doesn't deserve to be in UNHRC The official also said two other JuD leaders, Abdul Salam bin Muhammad and Luqman Shah, were also indicted in terror financing cases. This sentencing came after the anti-terrorism court convicted JuD's Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Ashraf in other cases of terror financing. Both Zafar and Ashraf had been given imprisonment of 16 years each under the Anti-Terrorism Act, while Makki was sentenced to one year with a fine of Rs 170,000 (approx USD 1074). In February 2019, Saeed had been sentenced for 11 years on terror finance charges.

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Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed on Friday pleaded not guilty on Friday in a second case on charges of financing terrorism, news agency Reuters reported while quoting lawyers.

Arrested by Pakistan's counterterrorism police in July, Saeed was presented in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's Lahore city today. He was booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997.

Founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Saied was indicted on similar charges in another case on December 11.

The indictments came ahead of a meeting of world financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) early next year that will decide whether to blacklist Pakistan for its failure to curb terror financing.

The global taskforce kept the country on its grey list for an extended period up to February 2020 and warned that Islamabad would be blacklisted if it did not comply with the remaining 22 out of 27 points related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

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Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed on Friday pleaded not guilty on Friday in a second case on charges of financing terrorism, news agency Reuters reported while quoting lawyers.

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed on Friday pleaded not guilty on Friday in a second case on charges of financing terrorism, news agency Reuters reported while quoting lawyers. Arrested by Pakistan's counterterrorism police in July, Saeed was presented in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's Lahore city today. He was booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997. Founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Saied was indicted on similar charges in another case on December 11. The indictments came ahead of a meeting of world financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) early next year that will decide whether to blacklist Pakistan for its failure to curb terror financing. The global taskforce kept the country on its grey list for an extended period up to February 2020 and warned that Islamabad would be blacklisted if it did not comply with the remaining 22 out of 27 points related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed pleads not guilty on terrorism financing charges

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore announced on Saturday that it would "indict" the Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and seven other members of the banned outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 7 on charges of terror financing, Pakistan media reported.

The December 7 date was fixed by the ATC judge Malik Arshad Bhutta during a hearing against Saeed and his accomplices -- Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Mohammad, Professor Zafar Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Yahya Aziz, among others -- on terror financing, reported Dawn.

During the hearing, the court was provided with the copies of nearly two dozen cases registered against the JuD leaders, said Deputy Prosecutor General Abdul Rauf Watoo.

"As per the law, after the provision of copies to the court, the trial begins. The first step of a trial is an indictment," explained DPG Watoo.

The state's counsel requested the court to hold daily hearings since the copies had been provided, following which the lawyers for the JuD leaders argued that they should be given a week's time so that they can carefully examine the documents and prepare their arguments.

Back in July, the top 13 members of the JuD including Saeed were booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997.

Subsequently, Saeed was arrested from Gujranwala on charges of terror financing by the Punjab Counterterrorism Department (CTD).

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore announced on Saturday that it would "indict" the Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and seven other members of the banned outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 7 on charges of terror financing, Pakistan media reported.

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore announced on Saturday that it would "indict" the Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and seven other members of the banned outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 7 on charges of terror financing, Pakistan media reported. The December 7 date was fixed by the ATC judge Malik Arshad Bhutta during a hearing against Saeed and his accomplices -- Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Mohammad, Professor Zafar Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Yahya Aziz, among others -- on terror financing, reported Dawn. During the hearing, the court was provided with the copies of nearly two dozen cases registered against the JuD leaders, said Deputy Prosecutor General Abdul Rauf Watoo. "As per the law, after the provision of copies to the court, the trial begins. The first step of a trial is an indictment," explained DPG Watoo. The state's counsel requested the court to hold daily hearings since the copies had been provided, following which the lawyers for the JuD leaders argued that they should be given a week's time so that they can carefully examine the documents and prepare their arguments. Back in July, the top 13 members of the JuD including Saeed were booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997. Subsequently, Saeed was arrested from Gujranwala on charges of terror financing by the Punjab Counterterrorism Department (CTD).

Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed to be indicted in terror financing case on December 7

Pakistan has reached out to the UNSC asking to let UN-designated global terrorist Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed use his bank account for personal expenses. Now UNSC has allowed Saeed to withdraw up to 1.5 lakh Pakistani rupees

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Pakistan plans to shift the students of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to the government-run schools after an international terror financing watchdog raised objection over allocation of Rs 180 crore for these institutions.

A senior government official told PTI on Tuesday that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had objected the Pakistani government's allocation of Rs 180 crore for running the JuD and FIF schools across the country.

"The government could not satisfy the FATF about running a good number of seminaries and schools of JuD and FIF after taking over their control in March. Therefore, the Imran Khan administration is seriously considering shifting the students of these seminaries and schools to the government-run institutions," he said.

The official said the FATF was apprehensive of the Pakistani government's move to allocate such a huge sum of money for the JuD and the FIF institutions.

"It (FATF) suspected that the government might not be able to dissociate the JuD and the FIF activists associated with these institutions,"&nbsp;he said.

A source in the Punjab government told PTI that the JuD and the FIF activists are somehow associated with their educational institutions the government has taken over.

He said these activists are waiting for "appropriate time"&nbsp;to take back their positions. The government has also taken over the JuD headquarters in Lahore and Muridke and stopped Saeed from entering there.

In first week of March apparently on the international pressure after the deadly Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistani government sealed or took over administrative control of several establishments run by the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the JuD and the FIF.

The government initiated action against these organisations after notifying a 2019 order of the United Nations Security Council that provides a legal basis for freezing or seizure of properties owned by individuals and organisations designated by the council as terrorists.

The order was issued to meet the requirements of the FATF regarding the implementation of designation of persons and entities under the UNSC resolutions.

Pakistan, despite making some progress in overcoming the shortcomings in its counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering regimes, continues to remain under the cloud at the global illicit financing watchdog.

After failing to adequately convince the FATF, Pakistan is required to complete actions before its next deadline.

Pakistan plans to shift the students of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to the government-run schools after an international terror financing watchdog raised objection over allocation of Rs 180 crore for these institutions.

Pakistan plans to shift the students of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to the government-run schools after an international terror financing watchdog raised objection over allocation of Rs 180 crore for these institutions. A senior government official told PTI on Tuesday that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had objected the Pakistani government's allocation of Rs 180 crore for running the JuD and FIF schools across the country. "The government could not satisfy the FATF about running a good number of seminaries and schools of JuD and FIF after taking over their control in March. Therefore, the Imran Khan administration is seriously considering shifting the students of these seminaries and schools to the government-run institutions," he said. The official said the FATF was apprehensive of the Pakistani government's move to allocate such a huge sum of money for the JuD and the FIF institutions. "It (FATF) suspected that the government might not be able to dissociate the JuD and the FIF activists associated with these institutions," he said. A source in the Punjab government told PTI that the JuD and the FIF activists are somehow associated with their educational institutions the government has taken over. He said these activists are waiting for "appropriate time" to take back their positions. The government has also taken over the JuD headquarters in Lahore and Muridke and stopped Saeed from entering there. In first week of March apparently on the international pressure after the deadly Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistani government sealed or took over administrative control of several establishments run by the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the JuD and the FIF. The government initiated action against these organisations after notifying a 2019 order of the United Nations Security Council that provides a legal basis for freezing or seizure of properties owned by individuals and organisations designated by the council as terrorists. The order was issued to meet the requirements of the FATF regarding the implementation of designation of persons and entities under the UNSC resolutions. Pakistan, despite making some progress in overcoming the shortcomings in its counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering regimes, continues to remain under the cloud at the global illicit financing watchdog. After failing to adequately convince the FATF, Pakistan is required to complete actions before its next deadline.

Pakistan plans to shift students of JuD schools to government-run institutions

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed terror outfit amid pressure from the global community to rein in militant groups.

The Anti-Terrorism Court found the trio guilty in three separate cases on Friday after funds collected for the militant outfit were recovered from them. They were sent to central prison in Gujranwala in Punjab province.

The convicts M Iftikhar, Muhammad Ajmal and Bilal were also fined Rs 45,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively besides the sentence.

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Gujranwala had earlier registered a case against them, the Express Tribune reported.

According to Punjab CTD spokesperson, the investigations and prosecutions "are being followed to stop proscribed organisations from indulging in terror financing."

The spokesperson warned these organisations and their leaders to desist from such acts or action would be taken against them.

Pakistan launched a crackdown against supporters of militant outfits after pressure from the international community to stop support to the militant groups.

Three members of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa were arrested Thursday on charges of terror financing in Punjab province.

Six JeM members were arrested for allegedly collecting funds for the terror group on Wednesday.

On Monday, three terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militant groups were arrested by the CTD officials in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Last week, six activists of the JeM and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were arrested by the CTD from Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore for allegedly collecting funds to finance terrorism.

Paris-based international terror financing watchdog FATF in June last year placed Pakistan onto its watch list in a bid to push the country to halt support for militant groups.

In February, the FATF decided to continue the 'Grey' listing of Pakistan for its failure to stop funding of terrorist groups such as the JeM, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the JuD.

The Pakistan government arrested over 100 members of banned outfits including JeM chief Azhar's son and brother and also taken control of JeM, JuD and FIF's properties including seminaries and mosques across the country.&nbsp;

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed terror outfit amid pressure from the global community to rein in militant groups.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed terror outfit amid pressure from the global community to rein in militant groups. The Anti-Terrorism Court found the trio guilty in three separate cases on Friday after funds collected for the militant outfit were recovered from them. They were sent to central prison in Gujranwala in Punjab province. The convicts M Iftikhar, Muhammad Ajmal and Bilal were also fined Rs 45,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively besides the sentence. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Gujranwala had earlier registered a case against them, the Express Tribune reported. According to Punjab CTD spokesperson, the investigations and prosecutions "are being followed to stop proscribed organisations from indulging in terror financing." The spokesperson warned these organisations and their leaders to desist from such acts or action would be taken against them. Pakistan launched a crackdown against supporters of militant outfits after pressure from the international community to stop support to the militant groups. Three members of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa were arrested Thursday on charges of terror financing in Punjab province. Six JeM members were arrested for allegedly collecting funds for the terror group on Wednesday. On Monday, three terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militant groups were arrested by the CTD officials in Pakistan's Punjab province. Last week, six activists of the JeM and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were arrested by the CTD from Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore for allegedly collecting funds to finance terrorism. Paris-based international terror financing watchdog FATF in June last year placed Pakistan onto its watch list in a bid to push the country to halt support for militant groups. In February, the FATF decided to continue the 'Grey' listing of Pakistan for its failure to stop funding of terrorist groups such as the JeM, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the JuD. The Pakistan government arrested over 100 members of banned outfits including JeM chief Azhar's son and brother and also taken control of JeM, JuD and FIF's properties including seminaries and mosques across the country.

Pakistan court sentences three Jaish-e-Mohammed activists for terror funding

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leader Abdul Rehman Makki has been taken into custody for making hate speeches and criticizing the government’s action against banned outfits.

Who is Abdul Rehman Makki? why is his arrest significant?

Pakistan's interior ministry has asked the provincial governments to ensure that the ban on outlawed groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, from collecting donations was strictly enforced during the month of Ramazan, a media report said Sunday.

The ministry issued instructions to the provinces on Saturday to keep banned and under-observation organisations under strict surveillance, the Express Tribune reported.

The provincial governments have started monitoring these outfits, it said.

Citing sources, the paper said that the ministry directed the provincial governments to ensure that the ban on outlawed outfits from collecting Zakat, alms or donations was strictly enforced during the month of Ramazan.

The provincial governments have been instructed to inform the public that under the Anti-terrorism Act 1997 and UN Security Council Act 1948, banned organisations could not be provided with any support or financial assistance as it was a crime punishable by imprisonment between five and 10 years and fine, the paper said.

According to reports, people in Pakistan donate up to $4.5 billion annually, mostly in the Muslim holy month of Ramazan, to help the poor and needy in the name of charity.&nbsp;

The government often claims that it is cracking down on banned groups, but many continue to raise money and collect Zakat or donations.

Last year, the authorities announced a programme to prevent banned militant groups from getting hands on billions of rupees in public donations and charities.

The dozens of banned groups include Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, East Turkmenistan Islamic Movement, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, ISIS, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation and Pak-Turk international CAJ Education Foundation.&nbsp;

According to the ministry, the government has taken 589 madrassas, schools, dispensaries, hospitals and ambulances belonging to banned groups into its custody.&nbsp;

Pakistan's interior ministry has asked the provincial governments to ensure that the ban on outlawed groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, from collecting donations was strictly enforced during the month of Ramazan, a media report said Sunday.

Pakistan's interior ministry has asked the provincial governments to ensure that the ban on outlawed groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, from collecting donations was strictly enforced during the month of Ramazan, a media report said Sunday. The ministry issued instructions to the provinces on Saturday to keep banned and under-observation organisations under strict surveillance, the Express Tribune reported. The provincial governments have started monitoring these outfits, it said. Citing sources, the paper said that the ministry directed the provincial governments to ensure that the ban on outlawed outfits from collecting Zakat, alms or donations was strictly enforced during the month of Ramazan. The provincial governments have been instructed to inform the public that under the Anti-terrorism Act 1997 and UN Security Council Act 1948, banned organisations could not be provided with any support or financial assistance as it was a crime punishable by imprisonment between five and 10 years and fine, the paper said. According to reports, people in Pakistan donate up to $4.5 billion annually, mostly in the Muslim holy month of Ramazan, to help the poor and needy in the name of charity. The government often claims that it is cracking down on banned groups, but many continue to raise money and collect Zakat or donations. Last year, the authorities announced a programme to prevent banned militant groups from getting hands on billions of rupees in public donations and charities. The dozens of banned groups include Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, East Turkmenistan Islamic Movement, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, ISIS, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation and Pak-Turk international CAJ Education Foundation. According to the ministry, the government has taken 589 madrassas, schools, dispensaries, hospitals and ambulances belonging to banned groups into its custody.

Keep banned groups in check during Ramazan: Pakistan interior ministry to provinces

Outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed today dared the Pakistani government to arrest him&nbsp;if it can and said he will not stop fighting the case of Kashmiri people.

"If the Pakistani government wants to arrest me...Come and go for it but I will not stop dedicating 2018 for Kashmiris," Saeed said while addressing a rally here.

"We will emerge more strongly if you try to suppress us," said Saeed, who was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US.

He criticised ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif for not playing his role on the issue of Kashmir.

"We may initiate efforts to make you (Sharif) prime minister again if you pledge to work for freedom of Kashmir," he said.

He also claimed that on the pressure of the US and India "our media coverage is banned in Pakistan".

Saeed, who was <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/hafiz-saeed-walks-free-vows-to-fight-for-kashmir-cause-24988" target="_blank">released from house arrest</a> in Pakistan in November, carries a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/concerned-about-hafiz-saeed-running-for-office-in-pak-says-us-27279">$10 million bounty</a> on his head.

He asked the government to allow the UN Security Council monitoring team to visit JuD and FIF centres in the country so that it could come to know about their charity work. "We welcome the international monitoring teams to our centres."

The JuD is believed to be the front organization for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It has been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

'If the Pakistani government wants to arrest me...Come and go for it but I will not stop dedicating 2018 for Kashmiris,' Saeed said while addressing a rally here

Outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed today dared the Pakistani government to arrest him if it can and said he will not stop fighting the case of Kashmiri people. "If the Pakistani government wants to arrest me...Come and go for it but I will not stop dedicating 2018 for Kashmiris," Saeed said while addressing a rally here. "We will emerge more strongly if you try to suppress us," said Saeed, who was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US. He criticised ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif for not playing his role on the issue of Kashmir. "We may initiate efforts to make you (Sharif) prime minister again if you pledge to work for freedom of Kashmir," he said. He also claimed that on the pressure of the US and India "our media coverage is banned in Pakistan". Saeed, who was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November, carries a $10 million bounty on his head. He asked the government to allow the UN Security Council monitoring team to visit JuD and FIF centres in the country so that it could come to know about their charity work. "We welcome the international monitoring teams to our centres." The JuD is believed to be the front organization for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It has been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

Hafiz Saeed dares Pakistan government to arrest him

The United Nations in 2008 described the 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, which the United States and India blame for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

In the 1990s, Saeed founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), one of the largest and best-funded Islamist militant organisations in South Asia. He abandoned its leadership after India accused it and another militant group of being behind an attack on the Indian parliament in December 2001.

The LeT was nurtured by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency to fight Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir and analysts say it is still unofficially tolerated by Pakistan, though it was banned there in 2002.

JuD continued to operate openly in Pakistan with its leaders holding public rallies and interviews until this week when Pakistan banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) by issuing a United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order (SRO), 2019.

The ban comes as Pakistan faces international pressure to act against militant groups, amid escalating tension with India, following the&nbsp;Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir which killed over 40 CRPF personnel.

Saeed denies being the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks and says he has no links to militant violence. He maintains that the two charities - the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) - are vital for helping the poor and have no militant ties.

Saeed has been placed under house arrest several times over the past decade but he has always been released after a few months and has mostly been living freely in Pakistan, to the anger of both India and the United States.

The United States has repeatedly complained about Pakistan's failure to shut down the charities it deems "terrorist fronts" for LeT.

“In December 2001, the Department of State designated LET as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. Since the original designation occurred, LET has repeatedly changed its name in an effort to avoid sanctions,” US State Department said in a statement in 2014.

“More specifically, LET created Jama’at-ud-Dawa as a front organisation, claiming that the group was an ‘organisation for the preaching of Islam, politics, and social work’,” the statement was reported by news agency Reuters.&nbsp;

In 2012, the United States offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Hafiz Saeed, who founded LET. He claims he has long abandoned its leadership and now heads Jamaat-ud-Dawa.

Pakistan has long banned the LeT but for many years allowed its charity wings to operate an extensive network including 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance services.

Pakistan last year banned the two charities but the order was temporary and it lapsed.

Pakistan has also been placed on an international watchlist for failing to curb terrorist financing.

The United Nations in 2008 described the 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, which the United States and India blame for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

The United Nations in 2008 described the 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, which the United States and India blame for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In the 1990s, Saeed founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), one of the largest and best-funded Islamist militant organisations in South Asia. He abandoned its leadership after India accused it and another militant group of being behind an attack on the Indian parliament in December 2001. The LeT was nurtured by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency to fight Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir and analysts say it is still unofficially tolerated by Pakistan, though it was banned there in 2002. JuD continued to operate openly in Pakistan with its leaders holding public rallies and interviews until this week when Pakistan banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) by issuing a United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order (SRO), 2019. The ban comes as Pakistan faces international pressure to act against militant groups, amid escalating tension with India, following the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir which killed over 40 CRPF personnel. Saeed denies being the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks and says he has no links to militant violence. He maintains that the two charities - the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) - are vital for helping the poor and have no militant ties. Saeed has been placed under house arrest several times over the past decade but he has always been released after a few months and has mostly been living freely in Pakistan, to the anger of both India and the United States. The United States has repeatedly complained about Pakistan's failure to shut down the charities it deems "terrorist fronts" for LeT. “In December 2001, the Department of State designated LET as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. Since the original designation occurred, LET has repeatedly changed its name in an effort to avoid sanctions,” US State Department said in a statement in 2014. “More specifically, LET created Jama’at-ud-Dawa as a front organisation, claiming that the group was an ‘organisation for the preaching of Islam, politics, and social work’,” the statement was reported by news agency Reuters. In 2012, the United States offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Hafiz Saeed, who founded LET. He claims he has long abandoned its leadership and now heads Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Pakistan has long banned the LeT but for many years allowed its charity wings to operate an extensive network including 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance services. Pakistan last year banned the two charities but the order was temporary and it lapsed. Pakistan has also been placed on an international watchlist for failing to curb terrorist financing.

How Hafiz Saeed's JuD & LeT spread terror with ISI support

Despite Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's request to remove his name, the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/un-rejects-hafiz-saeeds-plea-for-removal-from-list-of-banned-terrorists-govt-sources-201780">United Nations has continued the listing</a> of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind as an international terrorist.

But what stands out is that Islamabad is blocking UN officials to visit Pakistan to "interview" Saeed regarding the delisting process.

Excerpts were seen by WION in a UN document on his delisting process clearly mentions UN ombudsman holding Pakistan responsible for blocking visa.&nbsp;

The UN Ombudsman said, "On October 11, I was informed by a representative from the permanent mission of Pakistan to the UN that no visa would be issued for the planned travel to Pakistan".

For delisting Saeed, he has to be personally interviewed by UN ombudsman for which they wanted to travel to Pakistan.

The UN official had to settle for a video interview with JuD chief. Saeed was informed about the UN decision on March 6.

A government source told WION, "The first attempt at re-engineering was rejected by the international community."

Asked about Pakistan blocking the visit of UN officials, the source with a bit of sarcasm said," It is Imran Khan's Naya Pakistan after all.''

It is important to note Pakistan did not oppose the appeal of Hafiz Saeed to remove him from the UN terror list.

Hafiz Saeed chief of Pakistan based terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) was banned on December 10, 2008, after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

The development comes days before March 13, which is a deadline to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the United Nations.&nbsp;

France, UK, US have proposed the listing of Azhar as an international terrorist and if no country raises an issue, he will be blocked around 3 pm by New York time.

Despite Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's request to remove his name, the United Nations has continued the listing of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind as an international terrorist.

Despite Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's request to remove his name, the United Nations has continued the listing of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind as an international terrorist. But what stands out is that Islamabad is blocking UN officials to visit Pakistan to "interview" Saeed regarding the delisting process. Excerpts were seen by WION in a UN document on his delisting process clearly mentions UN ombudsman holding Pakistan responsible for blocking visa. The UN Ombudsman said, "On October 11, I was informed by a representative from the permanent mission of Pakistan to the UN that no visa would be issued for the planned travel to Pakistan". For delisting Saeed, he has to be personally interviewed by UN ombudsman for which they wanted to travel to Pakistan. The UN official had to settle for a video interview with JuD chief. Saeed was informed about the UN decision on March 6. A government source told WION, "The first attempt at re-engineering was rejected by the international community." Asked about Pakistan blocking the visit of UN officials, the source with a bit of sarcasm said," It is Imran Khan's Naya Pakistan after all.'' It is important to note Pakistan did not oppose the appeal of Hafiz Saeed to remove him from the UN terror list. Hafiz Saeed chief of Pakistan based terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) was banned on December 10, 2008, after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The development comes days before March 13, which is a deadline to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the United Nations. France, UK, US have proposed the listing of Azhar as an international terrorist and if no country raises an issue, he will be blocked around 3 pm by New York time.

Pakistan blocks UN team from interviewing JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan Wednesday intensified its ongoing crackdown against the banned organisations and took control of several seminaries and assets belonging to Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation.

The confiscation of properties of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) comes after Pakistan formally placed the proscribed organisations in the list of banned organisations on Tuesday.

According to Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) list, which was updated on Tuesday, the JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the Ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

At least two seminaries and property belonging to proscribed JuD and FIF were taken over by the government in a fresh crackdown launched by the law enforcement agencies under the National Action Plan (NAP) on Tuesday, the Dawn newspaper reported.

Major actions were taken in Chakwal and Attock districts after the additional chief secretary of the Punjab province in a meeting with commissioners and divisional police heads via a video link directed the officials concerned to take over the property, it said.

In a subsequent operation, the seminaries of JuD in Chakwal&nbsp;Madrassa Khalid Bin Waleed in the Talagang area and Madrassa Darus Salam on Chakwal's Railway Road&nbsp;along with their staff were placed at the disposal of the Auqaf Department.

Following the Punjab government's directives, the administrators were appointed at the seminaries to take over their control.

Three properties of JuD and FIF were spotted in Attock district during a fresh survey conducted by a divisional intelligence committee on February 27, the report said.

The management and operational control of the properties were taken over by the district administration of Attock, it said.

They were Madrassa and Masjid Musab Bin Umair in Peoples Colony, Attock. It was an under-construction structure spread over 13-kanal (1.6 acres) area and its monthly expenditures were Rs 60,000.

It was taken over by the chief executive officer of the Attock district education authority.

An ambulance of FIF with a monthly running expenditure of Rs 48,000 was taken over by the district emergency office in Attock.

Besides, Hasanabdal assistant commissioner confiscated a 17-marla (0.10 acre) plot of the organisation on Ahmed Din Khan Road and a car bearing a registration plate of Islamabad with monthly expenditure of Rs 18,000, the report said.

A senior police official of Rawalpindi division told said the government had not given any specific directive regarding the crackdown as actions were also being carried out by other security agencies under the NAP, it said.

Both JuD and FIF were placed on the watch list in January 2017.

The Pakistan government on Monday also put out another order saying it has frozen assets of all UN designated organisations like JuD, FIF.

According to officials, JuD's network includes 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance service. The two groups have about 50,000 volunteers and hundreds of other paid workers.

The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It had been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

The US Department of the Treasury has designated its chief Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million rewards for information that brings Saeed to justice.

Saeed was listed under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008. He was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November 2017.

The NACTA has so far declared 70 terrorist organisations as banned and a sizeable number of these organisations are based in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

Already, the government has arrested at least 44 individuals of various banned groups.

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's son and brother were among 44 members of the banned militant outfits taken into "preventive detention",

Pakistan said on Tuesday, amid mounting pressure from the global community on it to rein in the terror groups operating on its soil.

The crackdown came amid tensions with India following a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14 by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group that killed 40 CRPF soldiers.

India last week handed over the dossier to Pakistan to take action against the JeM, as pressure mounted on Islamabad to take action against individual and organisation listed by the UN Security Council as terrorists.&nbsp;

Pakistan Wednesday intensified its ongoing crackdown against the banned organisations and took control of several seminaries and assets belonging to Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation.

Pakistan Wednesday intensified its ongoing crackdown against the banned organisations and took control of several seminaries and assets belonging to Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. The confiscation of properties of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) comes after Pakistan formally placed the proscribed organisations in the list of banned organisations on Tuesday. According to Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) list, which was updated on Tuesday, the JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the Ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. At least two seminaries and property belonging to proscribed JuD and FIF were taken over by the government in a fresh crackdown launched by the law enforcement agencies under the National Action Plan (NAP) on Tuesday, the Dawn newspaper reported. Major actions were taken in Chakwal and Attock districts after the additional chief secretary of the Punjab province in a meeting with commissioners and divisional police heads via a video link directed the officials concerned to take over the property, it said. In a subsequent operation, the seminaries of JuD in Chakwal Madrassa Khalid Bin Waleed in the Talagang area and Madrassa Darus Salam on Chakwal's Railway Road along with their staff were placed at the disposal of the Auqaf Department. Following the Punjab government's directives, the administrators were appointed at the seminaries to take over their control. Three properties of JuD and FIF were spotted in Attock district during a fresh survey conducted by a divisional intelligence committee on February 27, the report said. The management and operational control of the properties were taken over by the district administration of Attock, it said. They were Madrassa and Masjid Musab Bin Umair in Peoples Colony, Attock. It was an under-construction structure spread over 13-kanal (1.6 acres) area and its monthly expenditures were Rs 60,000. It was taken over by the chief executive officer of the Attock district education authority. An ambulance of FIF with a monthly running expenditure of Rs 48,000 was taken over by the district emergency office in Attock. Besides, Hasanabdal assistant commissioner confiscated a 17-marla (0.10 acre) plot of the organisation on Ahmed Din Khan Road and a car bearing a registration plate of Islamabad with monthly expenditure of Rs 18,000, the report said. A senior police official of Rawalpindi division told said the government had not given any specific directive regarding the crackdown as actions were also being carried out by other security agencies under the NAP, it said. Both JuD and FIF were placed on the watch list in January 2017. The Pakistan government on Monday also put out another order saying it has frozen assets of all UN designated organisations like JuD, FIF. According to officials, JuD's network includes 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance service. The two groups have about 50,000 volunteers and hundreds of other paid workers. The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It had been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014. The US Department of the Treasury has designated its chief Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million rewards for information that brings Saeed to justice. Saeed was listed under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008. He was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November 2017. The NACTA has so far declared 70 terrorist organisations as banned and a sizeable number of these organisations are based in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Already, the government has arrested at least 44 individuals of various banned groups. Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's son and brother were among 44 members of the banned militant outfits taken into "preventive detention", Pakistan said on Tuesday, amid mounting pressure from the global community on it to rein in the terror groups operating on its soil. The crackdown came amid tensions with India following a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14 by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. India last week handed over the dossier to Pakistan to take action against the JeM, as pressure mounted on Islamabad to take action against individual and organisation listed by the UN Security Council as terrorists.

Pakistan confiscates seminaries, assets of Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation

Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said he will challenge the government&#39;s &quot;illegal&quot; action in the court of law after <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-bans-hafiz-saeeds-jud-fif-32884">Pakistan launched a crackdown</a> on seminaries and health facilities run by him. 
 
Under pressure to act against banned groups, Pakistan took control of a seminary and four dispensaries run by Saeed-linked Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). 
 
&quot;After detaining me for 10 months without any legal ground, the government has now issued a notification regarding taking over our schools, dispensaries, ambulances and other assets. It will hamper our relief operations in Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Azad Kashmir and northern areas,&quot; Saeed said after the government&#39;s action. 
 
According to the interior ministry notification, a copy of which available with PTI, &quot;the federal government is pleased to direct that requisite actions with regard to freezing and taking over of assets (movable, immovable and human resource) associated with JuD and FIF shall be taken in pursuance of Ordinance No II of 2018.&quot; 
 
The notification issuance date is February 10. 
 
Punjab Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has also said that on the interior ministry&#39;s directions, Hafiz Saeed and his charities have been banned to operate in Pakistan and the government have already started taking over all the facilities, offices, schools, dispensaries and seminaries that belong to the JuD and FIF. 
 
In a message to his workers, Saeed appealed for calm and asked them not give any violent reaction to the government action against their charities. 
 
&quot;This is the most difficult time but the workers must remain peaceful.

The rulers are acting like more loyal than a king. India never bothered to implement UN resolutions on Kashmir but our rulers have got passed the president ordinance to take action against patriotic organisations like JuD and FIF,&quot; he said. 
 
Saeed said the Pakistani government is &quot;taking extreme action against us&quot; to please America and India. 
 
&quot;We will fight our case in court against this illegal action,&quot; said Saeed, who heads the charity JuD, believed to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group. 
 
Pakistan has come under intense pressure to rein in terror groups after US President Donald Trump accused the country of harbouring terrorists and suspended nearly USD 2 billion in security assistance to it.

Under pressure to act against banned groups, Pakistan took control of a seminary and four dispensaries run by Saeed-linked Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)

Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said he will challenge the government's "illegal" action in the court of law after Pakistan launched a crackdown on seminaries and health facilities run by him. Under pressure to act against banned groups, Pakistan took control of a seminary and four dispensaries run by Saeed-linked Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). "After detaining me for 10 months without any legal ground, the government has now issued a notification regarding taking over our schools, dispensaries, ambulances and other assets. It will hamper our relief operations in Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Azad Kashmir and northern areas," Saeed said after the government's action. According to the interior ministry notification, a copy of which available with PTI, "the federal government is pleased to direct that requisite actions with regard to freezing and taking over of assets (movable, immovable and human resource) associated with JuD and FIF shall be taken in pursuance of Ordinance No II of 2018." The notification issuance date is February 10. Punjab Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has also said that on the interior ministry's directions, Hafiz Saeed and his charities have been banned to operate in Pakistan and the government have already started taking over all the facilities, offices, schools, dispensaries and seminaries that belong to the JuD and FIF. In a message to his workers, Saeed appealed for calm and asked them not give any violent reaction to the government action against their charities. "This is the most difficult time but the workers must remain peaceful. The rulers are acting like more loyal than a king. India never bothered to implement UN resolutions on Kashmir but our rulers have got passed the president ordinance to take action against patriotic organisations like JuD and FIF," he said. Saeed said the Pakistani government is "taking extreme action against us" to please America and India. "We will fight our case in court against this illegal action," said Saeed, who heads the charity JuD, believed to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group. Pakistan has come under intense pressure to rein in terror groups after US President Donald Trump accused the country of harbouring terrorists and suspended nearly USD 2 billion in security assistance to it.

Will challenge Pakistan government's ban in court: Hafiz Saeed

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed today said his group will observe a 10-day &#39;Kashmir solidarity Ashra&#39; starting from February 2.

&quot;We will hold rallies, conferences and seminars across Pakistan to show solidarity with the Kashmirs,&quot; Saeed said.

Saeed, who was listed under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008, was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November.

The US Department of the Treasury has designated him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice.

He claimed he had spent 10 months under house arrest only because he raised voice against the alleged &quot;Indian atrocities&quot; and Pakistani government&#39;s &quot;impotence&quot;.

Saeed&#39;s JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It has been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

Early this month, the US has told clearly to Islamabad that Saeed is a &quot;terrorist&quot; and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, reacting strongly to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi&#39;s remarks that there was no case against the Mumbai attack mastermind.&nbsp;

'We will hold rallies, conferences and seminars across Pakistan to show solidarity with the Kashmirs,' Saeed said.

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed today said his group will observe a 10-day 'Kashmir solidarity Ashra' starting from February 2. "We will hold rallies, conferences and seminars across Pakistan to show solidarity with the Kashmirs," Saeed said. Saeed, who was listed under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008, was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November. The US Department of the Treasury has designated him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice. He claimed he had spent 10 months under house arrest only because he raised voice against the alleged "Indian atrocities" and Pakistani government's "impotence". Saeed's JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It has been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014. Early this month, the US has told clearly to Islamabad that Saeed is a "terrorist" and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, reacting strongly to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's remarks that there was no case against the Mumbai attack mastermind.

Hafiz Saeed to observe 10-day 'Kashmir solidarity Ashra'

Pakistan on Saturday opposed the registration of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed&#39;s Milli Muslim League (MML) as a political party with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The interior ministry termed the JuD chief&#39;s political wing as an &#39;offshoot of proscribed entities&#39;. It also said that MML is the offshoot of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).

According to a leading Pakistani daily, the ministry&#39;s opposition was&nbsp;based on a security report which said the registration of the MML as a political party would breed violence and extremism in politics.

In its written reply submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the ministry urged it to not consider MML&rsquo;s plea. &nbsp;

MML-backed candidate Yaqoob Sheikh had secured 5,822 votes and stood fourth in a by-election in Lahore&#39;s National Assembly constituency NA-120 despite the Election Commission of Pakistan not registering the party.

The by-election was held after the Supreme Court disqualified ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif over his alleged involvement in the Panama Papers case.&nbsp;

The MML filed a petition in Islamabad High Court against the ECP&#39;s order that declined its registration as a political party asserting that the interior ministry was &quot;interfering&quot;.

The Interior Ministry termed the JuD chief's political wing as an 'offshoot of proscribed entities'.

Pakistan on Saturday opposed the registration of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's Milli Muslim League (MML) as a political party with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The interior ministry termed the JuD chief's political wing as an 'offshoot of proscribed entities'. It also said that MML is the offshoot of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD). According to a leading Pakistani daily, the ministry's opposition was based on a security report which said the registration of the MML as a political party would breed violence and extremism in politics. In its written reply submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the ministry urged it to not consider MML’s plea. MML-backed candidate Yaqoob Sheikh had secured 5,822 votes and stood fourth in a by-election in Lahore's National Assembly constituency NA-120 despite the Election Commission of Pakistan not registering the party. The by-election was held after the Supreme Court disqualified ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif over his alleged involvement in the Panama Papers case. The MML filed a petition in Islamabad High Court against the ECP's order that declined its registration as a political party asserting that the interior ministry was "interfering".

Pakistan government opposes Hafiz Saeed's MML registration as political party

&nbsp;Former Pakistan president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said he was ready to enter into an alliance with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) for Islamabad&#39;s &#39;safety and security&#39;.

This statement has come almost a month after he claimed he was the biggest supporter of the two parties.

&quot;They (LeT and JuD men) are patriotic people, they have laid their lives for Pakistan, who can object if they form a political party,&quot; ARY News quoted Musharraf, as saying.

So far the two parties have not approached him but if they desire to enter into an alliance with his party, he has no objection, he added.

He further said, &quot;I am a liberal and a moderate but that doesn&#39;t mean that I detest religious elements, I am the biggest supporter of Lashkar-e-Taiba and I know that they too like me, the people from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).&quot;

Musharraf, a month back, had said he liked the global terrorist, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, and had met him.

The former president added he was always in favour of terrorist action in Kashmir, and the LeT and the JuD were the biggest forces to take on the Indian Army in the state.

The US had strongly condemned the release of LeT leader Hafiz Saeed from house arrest and called for his immediate re-arrest and prosecution.

Saeed, accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, was released on November 24 after a Pakistan judicial body ordered his release from house arrest, rejecting a request from the government of Punjab to extend his detention by three months.

Meanwhile, last month, Musharraf announced to lead a grand alliance of 23 political parties, including the Pakistan Awami Tehreek, Sunni Itehad Council, Majlis-i-Wahdatul Muslimeen, Pakistan Sunni Tehreek, Muslim Conference (Kashmir), PML-Junejo, PML-Council, PML- National, Awami League, Millat Party, Jamiat Ulma Pakistan (Niazi Group), Aam Loug Party, Aam Admi Party, Pakistan Masawat Party, Pakistan Minority Party, and Social Justice Democratic Party.

Musharraf, a month back, had said he liked the global terrorist, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, and had met him

Former Pakistan president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said he was ready to enter into an alliance with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) for Islamabad's 'safety and security'. This statement has come almost a month after he claimed he was the biggest supporter of the two parties. "They (LeT and JuD men) are patriotic people, they have laid their lives for Pakistan, who can object if they form a political party," ARY News quoted Musharraf, as saying. So far the two parties have not approached him but if they desire to enter into an alliance with his party, he has no objection, he added. He further said, "I am a liberal and a moderate but that doesn't mean that I detest religious elements, I am the biggest supporter of Lashkar-e-Taiba and I know that they too like me, the people from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)." Musharraf, a month back, had said he liked the global terrorist, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, and had met him. The former president added he was always in favour of terrorist action in Kashmir, and the LeT and the JuD were the biggest forces to take on the Indian Army in the state. The US had strongly condemned the release of LeT leader Hafiz Saeed from house arrest and called for his immediate re-arrest and prosecution. Saeed, accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, was released on November 24 after a Pakistan judicial body ordered his release from house arrest, rejecting a request from the government of Punjab to extend his detention by three months. Meanwhile, last month, Musharraf announced to lead a grand alliance of 23 political parties, including the Pakistan Awami Tehreek, Sunni Itehad Council, Majlis-i-Wahdatul Muslimeen, Pakistan Sunni Tehreek, Muslim Conference (Kashmir), PML-Junejo, PML-Council, PML- National, Awami League, Millat Party, Jamiat Ulma Pakistan (Niazi Group), Aam Loug Party, Aam Admi Party, Pakistan Masawat Party, Pakistan Minority Party, and Social Justice Democratic Party.

Jamaat-ud-Dawa, LeT men are patriotic, says Musharraf

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the mastermind of Mumbai terrorist attack Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has reportedly decided to launch his own political party in Pakistan by renaming his terrorist outfit JuD as Milli Muslim League Pakistan.

The JuD chief will register&nbsp;his political party with the Election Commission of Pakistan, media reports said.

He is likely to launch his political outfit on Pakistan&#39;s Independence Day at a function in Lahore.

Hafiz Saeed has been declared a wanted terrorist by India and the United States for his alleged role in masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed 166 lives.&nbsp;

He even carries a bounty of 10 million USD (approx. Rs 66 crore) on his head for his role in the attack.

He is also reported to have close relations with the Pakistani Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Reacting to the news, outgoing MEA spokesperson Gopal Bagley said, &quot;It appears person whose hands are stained with blood of innocent lives wants to hide his blood-stained hands behind ballot ink. The person who has traded in bullets to take human lives is now trying to hide behind ballots. That&#39;s a matter of concern.&quot;

On Friday, defence experts called on India to accelerate its initiative to declare Hafiz Saeed an international terrorist globally and Pakistan a terror state.

Defence expert Shivali Deshpande said that by Saeed getting approval to form a political party, Pakistan will declare itself a terror state.

&ldquo;I am very sure that the same people from Pakistan will definitely not vote him to power after knowing that fact that Hafiz Saeed is an international terrorist. He has a bounty over his head he was the mastermind in many terrorist attacks which had taken place in India,&rdquo; she told ANI.

Deshpande said if the people of Pakistan vote Saeed to power, it will be proven that Pakistan is nothing but a rogue nation and it will walk on the footsteps of North Korea.

Another defence expert Sunil Deshpande said that with Hafiz Saeed coming to power, the entire world would&nbsp;be under the threat of nuclear war all the time.

&ldquo;Pakistan is heading towards trouble. If Saeed launches the party then Pakistan would become a terror state and the complete regime will go in the hands of the terrorist,&rdquo; he told ANI.

Pakistan had claimed to have banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), but following the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2002, it re-emerged as Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD). The United States has designated the JuD as a front for the LeT.

Hafiz Saeed has reportedly renamed his terrorist outfit JuD as the Milli Muslim League Pakistan

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the mastermind of Mumbai terrorist attack Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has reportedly decided to launch his own political party in Pakistan by renaming his terrorist outfit JuD as Milli Muslim League Pakistan. The JuD chief will register his political party with the Election Commission of Pakistan, media reports said. He is likely to launch his political outfit on Pakistan's Independence Day at a function in Lahore. Hafiz Saeed has been declared a wanted terrorist by India and the United States for his alleged role in masterminding the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed 166 lives. He even carries a bounty of 10 million USD (approx. Rs 66 crore) on his head for his role in the attack. He is also reported to have close relations with the Pakistani Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Reacting to the news, outgoing MEA spokesperson Gopal Bagley said, "It appears person whose hands are stained with blood of innocent lives wants to hide his blood-stained hands behind ballot ink. The person who has traded in bullets to take human lives is now trying to hide behind ballots. That's a matter of concern." On Friday, defence experts called on India to accelerate its initiative to declare Hafiz Saeed an international terrorist globally and Pakistan a terror state. Defence expert Shivali Deshpande said that by Saeed getting approval to form a political party, Pakistan will declare itself a terror state. “I am very sure that the same people from Pakistan will definitely not vote him to power after knowing that fact that Hafiz Saeed is an international terrorist. He has a bounty over his head he was the mastermind in many terrorist attacks which had taken place in India,” she told ANI. Deshpande said if the people of Pakistan vote Saeed to power, it will be proven that Pakistan is nothing but a rogue nation and it will walk on the footsteps of North Korea. Another defence expert Sunil Deshpande said that with Hafiz Saeed coming to power, the entire world would be under the threat of nuclear war all the time. “Pakistan is heading towards trouble. If Saeed launches the party then Pakistan would become a terror state and the complete regime will go in the hands of the terrorist,” he told ANI. Pakistan had claimed to have banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), but following the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2002, it re-emerged as Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD). The United States has designated the JuD as a front for the LeT.

Hafiz Saeed 'hiding behind ballots': India on JuD chief's new political party

Jamaat-ud-Dawa has rebranded under the new name of &#39;Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir&#39;, just days after its chief Hafiz Saeed was put under house arrest and a crackdown launched on the organisation&#39;s activities.

The Mumbai attack mastermind had indicated about a week before his arrest that he might launch Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK) to &quot;expedite the freedom of Kashmir&quot;.

It shows that Saeed had got a wind of the official plans and already had worked out how to resurface and survive after the clampdown on his ostensible network of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF).

Official sources confirmed that the two organisations have started activities under the name new of TAJK and were planning to organise events on February 5, which is observed a &#39;Kashmir Day&#39; in Pakistan. The TAJK banners have been displayed in Lahore and other cities and towns.

The group is also planning to hold a big Kashmir conference tomorrow in Lahore after evening prayers.

The TAJK has reactivated its donations centres and ambulance services in different districts of Punjab, including Lahore, which is the hub of its activities.

Local media reported that even after the crackdown on their activities, the volunteers of Saeed&#39;s network yesterday actively participated in the rescue operation after a boat carrying about 100 passengers capsized in the Ravi river near Nankana Sahib town in Punjab.

A police official said law enforcement agencies were keeping a close eye on the activities of Saeed&#39;s network and appropriate action would be taken.

&quot;It is a sensitive issue and a measured response is needed to fulfil the international obligations of the country and deal with any possible fallout due to protest by followers of Saeed,&quot; he said.

Various offices of both JuD and FIF were closed on Monday following the house arrest of Saeed. Both organisations were also put on observation under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

The Pakistani government on Monday had placed Saeed and his four accomplices -- Abdullah Ubaid, Zafar Iqbal, Abdur Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Niaz -- under house arrest in Lahore.

The country&#39;s Interior Ministry had also placed Saeed and 37 other JuD and FIF members on the Exit Control List (ECL), barring them from leaving the country.

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(PTI)

The group is also planning to hold a Kashmir conference tomorrow in Lahore after evening prayers

Jamaat-ud-Dawa has rebranded under the new name of 'Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir', just days after its chief Hafiz Saeed was put under house arrest and a crackdown launched on the organisation's activities. The Mumbai attack mastermind had indicated about a week before his arrest that he might launch Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK) to "expedite the freedom of Kashmir". It shows that Saeed had got a wind of the official plans and already had worked out how to resurface and survive after the clampdown on his ostensible network of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). Official sources confirmed that the two organisations have started activities under the name new of TAJK and were planning to organise events on February 5, which is observed a 'Kashmir Day' in Pakistan. The TAJK banners have been displayed in Lahore and other cities and towns. The group is also planning to hold a big Kashmir conference tomorrow in Lahore after evening prayers. The TAJK has reactivated its donations centres and ambulance services in different districts of Punjab, including Lahore, which is the hub of its activities. Local media reported that even after the crackdown on their activities, the volunteers of Saeed's network yesterday actively participated in the rescue operation after a boat carrying about 100 passengers capsized in the Ravi river near Nankana Sahib town in Punjab. A police official said law enforcement agencies were keeping a close eye on the activities of Saeed's network and appropriate action would be taken. "It is a sensitive issue and a measured response is needed to fulfil the international obligations of the country and deal with any possible fallout due to protest by followers of Saeed," he said. Various offices of both JuD and FIF were closed on Monday following the house arrest of Saeed. Both organisations were also put on observation under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. The Pakistani government on Monday had placed Saeed and his four accomplices -- Abdullah Ubaid, Zafar Iqbal, Abdur Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Niaz -- under house arrest in Lahore. The country's Interior Ministry had also placed Saeed and 37 other JuD and FIF members on the Exit Control List (ECL), barring them from leaving the country. (PTI)

Pakistan: Jamaat-ud-Dawa rebrands as 'Tehreek Azadi Jammu & Kashmir' days after chief Hafiz Saeed's house arrest

Banned Islamist organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed has chided Pakistan for going soft on India over human rights violations in Kashmir.

&quot;The Pakistani government&#39;s response to India over atrocities in Kashmir is cool and by doing so it is not pleading the case of oppressed Kashmiris,&quot; Saeed said during a Friday sermon at JuD headquarters Masjid-e-Qadsia, PTI reported.

Saeed said this was the time people in Kashmir needed Pakistan&#39;s &quot;full practical support&quot;.&nbsp;

Jamaat-ud-Dawa is believed to be a front group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an outfit that has been blamed by India for carrying out the 2001 Parliament attack and 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Saeed&#39;s goading comes a few days after he urged Pakistan&#39;s political establishment to unite and stave off pressure being put on them by several countries, especially India.

He had blamed India for diverting the attention from Kashmir after four armed men launched an assault on an Indian military installation in Uri, which left 19&nbsp;soldiers dead, in September.

India-administered Kashmir has been a crucible of deadly protests following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8.

Over 80 Kashmiris have died during clashes between Indian security personnel and residents protesting Wani&#39;s death.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from PTI)

Hafiz Saeed urged Pakistan to help people in Kashmir as this was the time they needed Islamabad's 'full practical support'

Banned Islamist organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed has chided Pakistan for going soft on India over human rights violations in Kashmir. "The Pakistani government's response to India over atrocities in Kashmir is cool and by doing so it is not pleading the case of oppressed Kashmiris," Saeed said during a Friday sermon at JuD headquarters Masjid-e-Qadsia, PTI reported. Saeed said this was the time people in Kashmir needed Pakistan's "full practical support". Jamaat-ud-Dawa is believed to be a front group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an outfit that has been blamed by India for carrying out the 2001 Parliament attack and 2008 Mumbai attacks. Saeed's goading comes a few days after he urged Pakistan's political establishment to unite and stave off pressure being put on them by several countries, especially India. He had blamed India for diverting the attention from Kashmir after four armed men launched an assault on an Indian military installation in Uri, which left 19 soldiers dead, in September. India-administered Kashmir has been a crucible of deadly protests following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. Over 80 Kashmiris have died during clashes between Indian security personnel and residents protesting Wani's death. (WION with inputs from PTI)

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief chides Pakistan for 'cool' response to Kashmir ferment

India will not issue visa to members of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a terror organisation headed by Hafiz Saeed, if they want to visit the strife-torn northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to treat those who were injured in recent clashes with security forces. 
 
JuD&#39;s&nbsp;head Hafiz Saeed is believed to be the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks. 
 
&quot;The question does not arise at all. No question of granting visa to Jamaat-ud-Dawa members,&quot; a senior government official said. 
 
The official was reacting when asked about reports that 30 members of JuD comprising doctors and paramedical staff have applied for Indian visas to visit Kashmir for treatment of the injured there. 
 
According to the report from Lahore, the applicants have taken a plea in the visa application that they want to go to Kashmir to treat the people injured in clashes with the security forces &#39;on humanitarian ground&#39;. 
 
The 30-member team includes 15 doctors and eye specialists, the report said. 
 
(PTI) 
 
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'The question does not arise at all,' said a senior government officer. The JuD is headed by 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed

India will not issue visa to members of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a terror organisation headed by Hafiz Saeed, if they want to visit the strife-torn northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to treat those who were injured in recent clashes with security forces. JuD's head Hafiz Saeed is believed to be the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks. "The question does not arise at all. No question of granting visa to Jamaat-ud-Dawa members," a senior government official said. The official was reacting when asked about reports that 30 members of JuD comprising doctors and paramedical staff have applied for Indian visas to visit Kashmir for treatment of the injured there. According to the report from Lahore, the applicants have taken a plea in the visa application that they want to go to Kashmir to treat the people injured in clashes with the security forces 'on humanitarian ground'. The 30-member team includes 15 doctors and eye specialists, the report said. (PTI)

No visa for Jamaat-ud-Dawa members: India

Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed today said he had received a call from Asiya Andrabi, the founder of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat, seeking his help to resolve what she called the crisis in India&#39;s northern state of Kashmir. Addressing a rally here, Saeed said, &quot;The way Indian security forces are engaged in bloodshed in Kashmir, my sister Asiya Andrabi cried for 15 minutes and told me over phone that my brothers where are you?&quot; 
 
&quot;I am telling my sister Asiya that my sister, we are coming. This act of violence will come to end and nobody can stop Kashmir from becoming independent,&quot; he added. Saeed further said that he had also received a call from Burhan Wani (Hizbul Mujahideen militant), wherein he had said, &quot;His (Wanis) last wish was to talk to me (Saeed)&quot;. 
 
&quot;Few days before his death, Burhan Wani told me over a phone that it was my desire to talk with you. Now my desire has been fulfilled, and now, I am waiting for martyrdom,&quot; said Saeed in an event organized to express solidarity with both Andrabi and Wani. 
 
&quot;I want to assure the people of Kashmir that if you are in the field, we are also with you,&quot; said the Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader. He also warned India that this was its last chance to accept separatist Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani&#39;s four-point formula on Kashmir and to withdraw security forces from the valley, else the decision will be taken in battlefield. 
 
&quot;We have to give a message to India to stop and withdraw forces and accept Geelani&#39;s four-point formula immediately, because, this is the last chance, and hereafter, the matter will be decided in the battlefield,&quot; said Saeed. 
 
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader organised a procession from Lahore to Islamabad. It comprised of trucks and buses, stretched for several kilometers, and passed through many cities, including Gujaranwala, Jhelum and Gujarat. 
 
His rallies were attended by federal ministers and religious leaders of various organisations. The Pakistan Government&#39;s direct links with Hafiz Saeed has been further exposed by Islamabad allowing him to lead an anti-India rally on the Kashmir issue.&nbsp; 
 
Saeed led a Pakistan Government call to Observe July 19 as a Black Day, apparently to draw attention to the &quot;burning issue of Kashmir.&quot; The Obama Administration has been taken aback by this event. 
 
The US has designated both the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as foreign terrorist organisations. Saeed has also been listed by the UN Security Council&#39;s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.&nbsp; 
 
South Asia watchers in Washington say that by allowing a terrorist to take up a government sponsored cause the Pakistan Government has bared its selective approach towards terrorism. When banned outfits are allowed to openly hold rallies in Pakistan at the behest of the Government the allegations about Pakistan using terror as state policy appears to gain ground. 
 
Experts say had Pakistan banned Saeed from holding this rally and had instead placed someone else in charge of the July 19 protests then that would have been understandable.&nbsp;The question arises why Saeed, is it because he is a terror asset which the state cannot do without, wonder South Asia analysts. They question is Saeed so important that Islamabad is risking an important relationship with the United States. 
 
Pakistan&#39;s irrevocable links with Saeed have disappointed the Obama Administration but have not shocked officials. It was always known in Washington&#39;s South Asia circles that Hafiz Saeed is an asset that the Pakistani State will always protect not standing the fact that he is a designated global terrorist.&nbsp; 
 
The LeT remains active and open in Pakistan and just recently had the audacity to attack Medina in Saudi Arabia in which 12 of its suspected members were arrested. This connection was also highlighted by a European Parliament Report by Vice President Ryszard Czarnecki where he pointed out how the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), a charity front of the LeT was radicalising the Pakistani Diaspora and the state was a mute spectator. 
 
The July 19 Kashmir Rally is certain to be brought up on Capitol Hill where proposals are afoot to cut financial aid to Pakistan in the absence of complete and verifiable de-linkage with terror groups. 
 
While the Obama Administration has been supporting Pakistan as an important ally in the war against terror, this July 19 rally, where a wanted terrorist has been given state patronage, is certain to raise questions and embarrass Washington. 
 
(ANI)

Addressing a rally in Pakistan, Saeed said he has assured Andrabi that nobody can stop Kashmir from becoming independent

Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed today said he had received a call from Asiya Andrabi, the founder of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat, seeking his help to resolve what she called the crisis in India's northern state of Kashmir. Addressing a rally here, Saeed said, "The way Indian security forces are engaged in bloodshed in Kashmir, my sister Asiya Andrabi cried for 15 minutes and told me over phone that my brothers where are you?" "I am telling my sister Asiya that my sister, we are coming. This act of violence will come to end and nobody can stop Kashmir from becoming independent," he added. Saeed further said that he had also received a call from Burhan Wani (Hizbul Mujahideen militant), wherein he had said, "His (Wanis) last wish was to talk to me (Saeed)". "Few days before his death, Burhan Wani told me over a phone that it was my desire to talk with you. Now my desire has been fulfilled, and now, I am waiting for martyrdom," said Saeed in an event organized to express solidarity with both Andrabi and Wani. "I want to assure the people of Kashmir that if you are in the field, we are also with you," said the Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader. He also warned India that this was its last chance to accept separatist Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's four-point formula on Kashmir and to withdraw security forces from the valley, else the decision will be taken in battlefield. "We have to give a message to India to stop and withdraw forces and accept Geelani's four-point formula immediately, because, this is the last chance, and hereafter, the matter will be decided in the battlefield," said Saeed. The Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader organised a procession from Lahore to Islamabad. It comprised of trucks and buses, stretched for several kilometers, and passed through many cities, including Gujaranwala, Jhelum and Gujarat. His rallies were attended by federal ministers and religious leaders of various organisations. The Pakistan Government's direct links with Hafiz Saeed has been further exposed by Islamabad allowing him to lead an anti-India rally on the Kashmir issue. Saeed led a Pakistan Government call to Observe July 19 as a Black Day, apparently to draw attention to the "burning issue of Kashmir." The Obama Administration has been taken aback by this event. The US has designated both the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as foreign terrorist organisations. Saeed has also been listed by the UN Security Council's 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee. South Asia watchers in Washington say that by allowing a terrorist to take up a government sponsored cause the Pakistan Government has bared its selective approach towards terrorism. When banned outfits are allowed to openly hold rallies in Pakistan at the behest of the Government the allegations about Pakistan using terror as state policy appears to gain ground. Experts say had Pakistan banned Saeed from holding this rally and had instead placed someone else in charge of the July 19 protests then that would have been understandable. The question arises why Saeed, is it because he is a terror asset which the state cannot do without, wonder South Asia analysts. They question is Saeed so important that Islamabad is risking an important relationship with the United States. Pakistan's irrevocable links with Saeed have disappointed the Obama Administration but have not shocked officials. It was always known in Washington's South Asia circles that Hafiz Saeed is an asset that the Pakistani State will always protect not standing the fact that he is a designated global terrorist. The LeT remains active and open in Pakistan and just recently had the audacity to attack Medina in Saudi Arabia in which 12 of its suspected members were arrested. This connection was also highlighted by a European Parliament Report by Vice President Ryszard Czarnecki where he pointed out how the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), a charity front of the LeT was radicalising the Pakistani Diaspora and the state was a mute spectator. The July 19 Kashmir Rally is certain to be brought up on Capitol Hill where proposals are afoot to cut financial aid to Pakistan in the absence of complete and verifiable de-linkage with terror groups. While the Obama Administration has been supporting Pakistan as an important ally in the war against terror, this July 19 rally, where a wanted terrorist has been given state patronage, is certain to raise questions and embarrass Washington. (ANI)

Hafiz Saeed assures help to 'sister' Asiya Andrabi

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said he will wage a &quot;war&quot; against India to get Pakistani rivers &quot;freed&quot;. 
 
&quot;We are going to wage jihad (war) against India to get our rivers freed,&quot; Saeed said while addressing a gathering of JuD workers in Pakistan&#39;s Sialokot district of Punjab province yesterday. 
 
Saeed, on whose head the US has put a bounty of $10 million, claimed &quot;freedom movement&quot; of the Kashmiris is &quot;gaining momentum day by day&quot;. 
 
Saeed said Dukhtraan-e-Milat&#39;s head Asiya Andrabi told him that situation in Kashmir has &quot;changed&quot; now. 
 
&quot;Asiya Bibi told me by telephone that those who were talking about Independent Kashmir are no more on the scene while young leadership has come forward and it will give a fresh impetus to the freedom campaign,&quot; said Saeed, who founded the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. 
 
Saeed said Pakistan should take serious notice of the United States&#39; warnings which have raised the curtain from its &quot;evil designs&quot; against it. 
 
&quot;Time is ripe now for Pakistan to change its foreign policy with US, Iran and India,&quot; he said. 
 
Saeed also vowed to foil every conspiracy aimed at damaging the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. 
 
(PTI)

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed vows to foil conspiracies aimed at the China-Pakistan Economic corridor

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said he will wage a "war" against India to get Pakistani rivers "freed". "We are going to wage jihad (war) against India to get our rivers freed," Saeed said while addressing a gathering of JuD workers in Pakistan's Sialokot district of Punjab province yesterday. Saeed, on whose head the US has put a bounty of $10 million, claimed "freedom movement" of the Kashmiris is "gaining momentum day by day". Saeed said Dukhtraan-e-Milat's head Asiya Andrabi told him that situation in Kashmir has "changed" now. "Asiya Bibi told me by telephone that those who were talking about Independent Kashmir are no more on the scene while young leadership has come forward and it will give a fresh impetus to the freedom campaign," said Saeed, who founded the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Saeed said Pakistan should take serious notice of the United States' warnings which have raised the curtain from its "evil designs" against it. "Time is ripe now for Pakistan to change its foreign policy with US, Iran and India," he said. Saeed also vowed to foil every conspiracy aimed at damaging the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. (PTI)

26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind pledges to wage war to 'free' Pak rivers from India

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