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.

JuD spokesperson sentenced for 32 years, Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law also gets jail term

The Lahore High Court has suspended a one-year jail sentence and ordered release of two Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leaders and aides of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, in a terror-financing case.

The anti-terrorism court indicted Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Yayha Aziz and Abdul Salam in June this year. All the four accused, however, pleaded "not guilty" and chose to contest the trial.

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police had registered 23 FIRs against 70-year-old Hafiz Saeed and his accomplices on the charges of terror financing in different cities of the province.

Hafiz Saeed, a UN designated terrorist on whom the US has placed a $10 million bounty, was arrested on July 17, 2019 and is currently lodged at the high-security Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.

JuD is the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans.

The US named Hafiz Saeed a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US has, since 2012, offered $10 million as reward for any information that brings Saeed to justice. He was listed as a terrorist under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008.

In February, Lahore's anti-terrorism court sentenced Hafiz Saeed and his close aide Zafar Iqbal to five and a half years and imposed a fine of ₹ 15,000 in two terror financing cases. The jail terms in both cases will run concurrently.

US had welcomed Hafiz Saeed's conviction and described it as an "important step forward" for Pakistan in meeting its international commitments to combat terror financing and not to allow non-state actors to operate from its soil.

The crackdown on Saeed's organisation last year followed a warning by the international terror financing watchdog to Pakistan to deliver on its commitments to curb terror financing and money laundering.

(with inputs from agencies)

The Lahore High Court has suspended a one-year jail sentence and ordered release of two Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leaders and aides of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, in a terror-financing case.

The Lahore High Court has suspended a one-year jail sentence and ordered release of two Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leaders and aides of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, in a terror-financing case. The anti-terrorism court indicted Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Yayha Aziz and Abdul Salam in June this year. All the four accused, however, pleaded "not guilty" and chose to contest the trial. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police had registered 23 FIRs against 70-year-old Hafiz Saeed and his accomplices on the charges of terror financing in different cities of the province. Hafiz Saeed, a UN designated terrorist on whom the US has placed a $10 million bounty, was arrested on July 17, 2019 and is currently lodged at the high-security Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore. JuD is the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans. The US named Hafiz Saeed a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US has, since 2012, offered $10 million as reward for any information that brings Saeed to justice. He was listed as a terrorist under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008. In February, Lahore's anti-terrorism court sentenced Hafiz Saeed and his close aide Zafar Iqbal to five and a half years and imposed a fine of ₹ 15,000 in two terror financing cases. The jail terms in both cases will run concurrently. US had welcomed Hafiz Saeed's conviction and described it as an "important step forward" for Pakistan in meeting its international commitments to combat terror financing and not to allow non-state actors to operate from its soil. The crackdown on Saeed's organisation last year followed a warning by the international terror financing watchdog to Pakistan to deliver on its commitments to curb terror financing and money laundering. (with inputs from agencies)

Pakistan court suspends jail term of two JuD men

Pakistan said on Monday that the bank accounts of the UN-designated persons have "not been unfrozen", a day after a media report claimed that JuD chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's account has been restored.

"The bank accounts belonging to the UN-Designated Persons have not been unfrozen by Pakistan. The targeted financial sanctions, on the UN-Designated Persons, including freezing of their bank accounts are in place and being strictly monitored, in compliance with the UN sanctions,"&nbsp;Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said.

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The UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee had granted basic expense exemptions to the designated individuals in 2019, in accordance with the exemption provisions of the relevant UNSC resolutions, she said.

"The exemptions were granted to allow these individuals to meet their basic expenses and do not involve any restoration or unfreezing of the bank accounts. These exemptions are being enforced and monitored as per law,"&nbsp;said the spokesperson.

It is hoped that due care would be taken in ascertaining facts with relevant government departments before filing such reports in the future, she said.

On Sunday, The News reported that Pakistan has restored the bank accounts of Saeed and his four top aides.

Saeed, an UN-designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 last year in the terror financing cases. He was sentenced to 11 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in February this year in two terror financing cases. He is lodged at the Lahore's high-security Kot Lakhpat jail.

Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, Haji M Ashraf, Yahya Mujahid and Zafar Iqbal - all on the UN Security Council's terrorists list - were the other members of the JuD and Lashkar-e-Taiba who got their bank accounts restored, the paper said.

Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the LeT&nbsp;which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans.

The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially-Designated Global Terrorist. He was listed under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008.

His bank accounts were frozen by the Pakistani government complying with the UNSC resolution.&nbsp; 
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Pakistan said on Monday that the bank accounts of the UN-designated persons have "not been unfrozen", a day after a media report claimed that JuD chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's account has been restored.

Pakistan said on Monday that the bank accounts of the UN-designated persons have "not been unfrozen", a day after a media report claimed that JuD chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's account has been restored. "The bank accounts belonging to the UN-Designated Persons have not been unfrozen by Pakistan. The targeted financial sanctions, on the UN-Designated Persons, including freezing of their bank accounts are in place and being strictly monitored, in compliance with the UN sanctions," Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said. Also read | Pakistan restores bank accounts of five terrorists The UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee had granted basic expense exemptions to the designated individuals in 2019, in accordance with the exemption provisions of the relevant UNSC resolutions, she said. "The exemptions were granted to allow these individuals to meet their basic expenses and do not involve any restoration or unfreezing of the bank accounts. These exemptions are being enforced and monitored as per law," said the spokesperson. It is hoped that due care would be taken in ascertaining facts with relevant government departments before filing such reports in the future, she said. On Sunday, The News reported that Pakistan has restored the bank accounts of Saeed and his four top aides. Saeed, an UN-designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 last year in the terror financing cases. He was sentenced to 11 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in February this year in two terror financing cases. He is lodged at the Lahore's high-security Kot Lakhpat jail. Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, Haji M Ashraf, Yahya Mujahid and Zafar Iqbal - all on the UN Security Council's terrorists list - were the other members of the JuD and Lashkar-e-Taiba who got their bank accounts restored, the paper said. Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans. The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially-Designated Global Terrorist. He was listed under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008. His bank accounts were frozen by the Pakistani government complying with the UNSC resolution.

Pakistan denies unfreezing of Hafiz Saeed, five other terrorists' bank accounts

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan convicted four people of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on Thursday in a terror-financing case.&nbsp;

JuD's Malik Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Yahya were convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and sentenced to five years each with a fine of Rs 50,000, The Dawn reported. The other two convicts, Abdul Rehman Makki and Abdul Salam were given imprisonment of one year each with a fine of Rs 20,000.

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This verdict belonged to one of the 23 cases filed by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) against JuD.&nbsp;

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The judge said that the property questioned appears to be used for terror financing.&nbsp;

"There was a strong suspicion that the said property was used or suspected to have been used for the purpose of terror financing," the judge said.&nbsp;

After the verdict, CTD spokesman said three of the convicts were UN-designated people involved in terrorism financing and said that their conviction would play a huge role in checking terror financing in the country.

Earlier in February, five-and-a-half-year imprisonment was handed down to Hafiz Saeed, leader of the JuD and the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in India.&nbsp; 
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An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan convicted four people of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on Thursday in a terror-financing case. JuD's Malik Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Yahya were convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and sentenced to five years each with a fine of Rs 50,000, The Dawn reported.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan convicted four people of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) on Thursday in a terror-financing case. JuD's Malik Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Yahya were convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and sentenced to five years each with a fine of Rs 50,000, The Dawn reported. The other two convicts, Abdul Rehman Makki and Abdul Salam were given imprisonment of one year each with a fine of Rs 20,000. Also read | Want Hafiz Saeed to be held accountable for involvement in Mumbai attacks: US This verdict belonged to one of the 23 cases filed by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) against JuD. Also read | WION Edit: Why Hafiz Saeed's conviction is an eyewash The judge said that the property questioned appears to be used for terror financing. "There was a strong suspicion that the said property was used or suspected to have been used for the purpose of terror financing," the judge said. After the verdict, CTD spokesman said three of the convicts were UN-designated people involved in terrorism financing and said that their conviction would play a huge role in checking terror financing in the country. Earlier in February, five-and-a-half-year imprisonment was handed down to Hafiz Saeed, leader of the JuD and the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in India.

Pakistan: Anti-terrorism court convicts four JuD leaders

Under pressure from the world community to act on terror, Pakistan on Monday banned 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) by issuing a United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order (SRO), 2019.

The objective of the SRO is to make certain UN Security Council sanctions are applied on individuals and entities such as the JuD and FiF. The UNSC list includes the names of the al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, JuD, FiF, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other organisations and individuals.

The SRO overrides all previous local listings and under it, the assets of terror groups are frozen and taken over by the Pakistani government.

But India has dismissed the actions taken.&nbsp;

"JUD, LeT, FiF have been banned by UN since 2009. So is Pak saying they are following that decision now? &nbsp;If so what were they doing all these many years," top government sources told WION.&nbsp;

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me," the sources added.&nbsp;

Pakistan's flip-flop was very visible earlier in the day as a list from Pakistan's interior ministry's NACTA or the national counter-terrorism authority placed the JuD and FiF in the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/after-saying-it-will-pakistan-does-not-ban-hafiz-saeeds-jud-fif-201111">organisations "under watch" category</a> despite Pakistan declaring publicly on February 21 that both would be banned.

The banning had been decided after a national security committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in February.

The announcement of the ban came during the Financial Action Task Force or FATF meet in Paris from February 17 to 22 at which Pakistan was put under tremendous pressure to act on terror. &nbsp;

FATF had slammed Islamabad in a statement after the week-long meet, saying the country had not demonstrated a "proper understanding" of the terror financing risks posed by Islamic State, al-Qaeda, JuD, FiF, LeT, JeM, the Haqqani Network, and persons affiliated with the Taliban.

In the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack on February 14 in which at least 40 CRPF personnel died, the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Austrlia, and the EU have called for Pakistan to act against terror groups on its soil.

Under pressure from the world community to act on terror, Pakistan on Monday banned 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) by issuing a United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order (SRO), 2019.

Under pressure from the world community to act on terror, Pakistan on Monday banned 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) by issuing a United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order (SRO), 2019. The objective of the SRO is to make certain UN Security Council sanctions are applied on individuals and entities such as the JuD and FiF. The UNSC list includes the names of the al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, JuD, FiF, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other organisations and individuals. The SRO overrides all previous local listings and under it, the assets of terror groups are frozen and taken over by the Pakistani government. But India has dismissed the actions taken. "JUD, LeT, FiF have been banned by UN since 2009. So is Pak saying they are following that decision now? If so what were they doing all these many years," top government sources told WION. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me," the sources added. Pakistan's flip-flop was very visible earlier in the day as a list from Pakistan's interior ministry's NACTA or the national counter-terrorism authority placed the JuD and FiF in the organisations "under watch" category despite Pakistan declaring publicly on February 21 that both would be banned. The banning had been decided after a national security committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in February. The announcement of the ban came during the Financial Action Task Force or FATF meet in Paris from February 17 to 22 at which Pakistan was put under tremendous pressure to act on terror. FATF had slammed Islamabad in a statement after the week-long meet, saying the country had not demonstrated a "proper understanding" of the terror financing risks posed by Islamic State, al-Qaeda, JuD, FiF, LeT, JeM, the Haqqani Network, and persons affiliated with the Taliban. In the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack on February 14 in which at least 40 CRPF personnel died, the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Austrlia, and the EU have called for Pakistan to act against terror groups on its soil.

Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed's JuD & FiF, India says it isn't quite convinced

Pakistan's flip-flop on terror continues with an updated list of <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-plans-to-take-action-against-terrorists-operating-from-its-soil-information-minister-fawad-chaudhary-201103">terrorist organisations in the country</a> saying 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) have not been banned. The list, issued by the Pakistani Interior Ministry's NACTA or National Counter-Terrorism Authority of Pakistan on March 4, lists the JuD and FiF as organisations "under watch".

Pakistan had on February 21 Pakistan said the JuD and FiF will be notified as proscribed or banned organisations.&nbsp;

The banning was decided after a national security committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. "It was decided during the meeting to accelerate action against proscribed organisations," a Pakistani interior ministry spokesperson said.&nbsp;

The announcement of the promised ban came during the Financial Action Task Force or FATF meet in Paris from February 17 to 22 at which Pakistan was put under tremendous pressure to act on terror. &nbsp;

FATF had slammed Islamabad in a statement after the week-long meet, saying that the country has not demonstrated a "proper understanding" of the terror-financing risks posed by Islamic State, Al Qaeda, JuD, FiF, LeT, JeM, HQN, and persons affiliated with the Taliban.

Pakistan was greylisted by the FATF in 2018.

Speaking to WION on Pakistan's commitment to acting on terror financing, FATF president Marshall Billingslea said, "We will hold them to it and we expect the time table to be met and action plan to be fully implemented in line with FATF standards."&nbsp;

In the aftermath of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack which killed more than 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir, the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and the EU have called on Pakistan to act on terror.&nbsp;

Pakistan's flip-flop on terror continues with an updated list of terrorist organisations in the country saying 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) have not been banned.

Pakistan's flip-flop on terror continues with an updated list of terrorist organisations in the country saying 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat (FiF) have not been banned. The list, issued by the Pakistani Interior Ministry's NACTA or National Counter-Terrorism Authority of Pakistan on March 4, lists the JuD and FiF as organisations "under watch". Pakistan had on February 21 Pakistan said the JuD and FiF will be notified as proscribed or banned organisations. The banning was decided after a national security committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. "It was decided during the meeting to accelerate action against proscribed organisations," a Pakistani interior ministry spokesperson said. The announcement of the promised ban came during the Financial Action Task Force or FATF meet in Paris from February 17 to 22 at which Pakistan was put under tremendous pressure to act on terror. FATF had slammed Islamabad in a statement after the week-long meet, saying that the country has not demonstrated a "proper understanding" of the terror-financing risks posed by Islamic State, Al Qaeda, JuD, FiF, LeT, JeM, HQN, and persons affiliated with the Taliban. Pakistan was greylisted by the FATF in 2018. Speaking to WION on Pakistan's commitment to acting on terror financing, FATF president Marshall Billingslea said, "We will hold them to it and we expect the time table to be met and action plan to be fully implemented in line with FATF standards." In the aftermath of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack which killed more than 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir, the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and the EU have called on Pakistan to act on terror.

After saying it will, Pakistan does not ban Hafiz Saeed's JuD & FiF

A Gilgit-Baltistan activist told the United Nations that Jamaat-ud-Daawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who allegedly masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, is a &quot;highly respected terrorist&quot; in Pakistan.&nbsp;

Abdul Hamid Khan wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lambasting Pakistan&#39;s policy of giving full immunity to terrorists.

&quot;Political activists and religious persons and students of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan&nbsp;(PoGB) who do not comply ISI&#39;s dictation have been framed under Anti-terrorist Act of Schedule 4. But the real terrorists who bomb and kill innocent civilians in shrines, mosques, roadways and other places are free to roam. It&#39;s no secret that Hafiz Saeed, the head of (now defunct) Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has been banned by the UN, is a highly respected terrorist in Pakistan,&quot; the letter read.

Saeed is the co-founder of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an organisation outlawed by the United Nations.

The activist also flayed&nbsp;the Pakistan government for coming down hard on those who demand things in a peaceful manner.

&quot;BNF (Balawaristan National Front) has been banned and our books and booklets and newspapers have been banned, while religious hatred and anti-Gilgit Baltistan propoganda&nbsp;is fully supported by the Pakistani occuptaion regime.&nbsp;

Gilgit-Baltistan borders Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and is the country&#39;s northernmost administrative territory.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from ANI)

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Abdul Hamid Khan wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lambasting Pakistan's policy of giving full immunity to terrorists

A Gilgit-Baltistan activist told the United Nations that Jamaat-ud-Daawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who allegedly masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, is a "highly respected terrorist" in Pakistan. Abdul Hamid Khan wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lambasting Pakistan's policy of giving full immunity to terrorists. "Political activists and religious persons and students of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) who do not comply ISI's dictation have been framed under Anti-terrorist Act of Schedule 4. But the real terrorists who bomb and kill innocent civilians in shrines, mosques, roadways and other places are free to roam. It's no secret that Hafiz Saeed, the head of (now defunct) Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has been banned by the UN, is a highly respected terrorist in Pakistan," the letter read. Saeed is the co-founder of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an organisation outlawed by the United Nations. The activist also flayed the Pakistan government for coming down hard on those who demand things in a peaceful manner. "BNF (Balawaristan National Front) has been banned and our books and booklets and newspapers have been banned, while religious hatred and anti-Gilgit Baltistan propoganda is fully supported by the Pakistani occuptaion regime. Gilgit-Baltistan borders Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and is the country's northernmost administrative territory. (WION with inputs from ANI)

Hafiz Saeed 'highly respected terrorist' in Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan activist

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