Will challenge govt’s ‘illegal’ action in court, says Saeed
Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said he will challenge the Pakistan’s “illegal” action in court after the government launched a crackdown on seminaries and health facilities run by him.
Under pressure to act against banned terror groups, Pakistan took control of a seminary and four dispensaries run by Saeedlinked 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.
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 government is “taking extreme action against us” to please the US and India.
“We will fight our case in court against this illegal action,”he said.