JuD to send legal notice to Pak defence minister
Lahore, Jan. 5: The JuD has said it will serve a legal notice to Pakistan’s defence minister for “defaming” it, days after the government banned the Hafiz Saeed- led outfit from collecting donations following US President Donald Trump’s outburst against Islamabad’s sheltering of terrorists.
Taking exception to Khurram Dastgir’s statement that action against the Jamaat- ud Dawa was not taken due to mounting pressure from the US, JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid said Dastgir is “speaking the language of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.
He also criticised the minister for saying that the action was taken against JuD, FIF and other organisations so that “terrorists cannot open fire on schoolchildren anymore”.
“This is outrageous,” Mujahid said adding “we are serving legal notice to the minister for his outrageous remarks”.
Pakistan banned Mumbai attack mastermind Saeed- led JuD and F a l a h - i - I n s a n i a t Foundation ( FIF) from collecting donations on Monday, after Trump accused Islamabad of giving nothing to the US except “lies and deceit” and providing “safe haven” to terrorists.
The JuD spokesman said: “World knows who is behind the steps against JuD and FIF. Our rulers are reluctant to mention the involvement of India in terrorist activities in Pakistan. Efforts are being made to please external lords by propagating against those forces that have actively played role in Pakistan’s defence.”
On Wednesday, Dastgir had said Pakistan acted against JuD and FIF not under “pressure” from the US but after “serious deliberations”, as part of the military’s operation to disarm and eliminate hidden terrorist sleeper cells across the country with support of local law enforcement agencies.