Pakistan’s recent sentencing of wanted terrorist chief Hafiz Saeed last Friday was one necessity and was grounded in economic realism, said a Taipei-based analyst. Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, who was already in jail since July 17, 2019, for other charges, was sentenced this month by a special anti-terrorism court in Lahore, […]
Pakistan falls to old tricks with Hafiz Saeed sentencing to avoid FATF heat
The sentencing of seasoned terrorist Hafiz Saeed to 31 years of imprisonment on April 8 amid a political crisis in the country is a seasonal pretence by Pakistan to avoid economic sanctions by the global anti-terror watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to a media report. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamat-ud-Dawa […]
Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son declared designated terrorist by MHA
Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed’s son Hafiz Talha Saeed has been declared a designated terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. In a notification dated April 8, the MHA said Hafiz Talha Saeed was a senior leader […]
Pakistan court acquits 6 leaders of Hafiz Saeed’s JuD in terror financing case
Pakistan’s Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday acquitted six leaders of Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD), the front organisation for the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack, in a terror-financing case. Lashkar-e-Taiba orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 160 people. According to […]
Pakistan court hands over questionnaire to Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case
A questionnaire was handed over to Hafiz Saeed by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Friday which is hearing a terror financing case against the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief. Saeed’s lawyers — Naseeruddin Nayyar and Muhammad Imran Fazal Gul — did not present any defence witnesses before the […]
US wants Pak to try and convict Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed now
The United States called upon Pakistan on Wednesday to follow up its long overdue indictment of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2002 Mumbai massacre, with “full prosecution” and “expeditious trial” in a sign it remains sceptical of Pakistan’s dubious counter-terrorism measures. Saeed and four associates were indicted Tuesday by […]