India for global action against Hafiz Saeed
NEW DELHI: The external affairs ministry on Monday called for an internationally mandated action against Pakistanbased Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed.
“Effective action mandated internationally against him and his terrorist organisation is a logical first step in bringing justice, and in ridding our region (South Asia) of the twin menaces of terrorism and violent extremism,” said ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
Over two weeks after placing Saeed under house arrest, Pakistan on Saturday included the name of the Mumbai attacks mastermind in the 4th schedule of Anti-Terrorism Act.
NEWDELHI: India on Monday welcomed Pakistan’s move to list Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his associates under the Anti-Terrorism Act, calling it a ‘logical step’ towards getting the region rid of the twin menaces of terrorism and violentextremism.
“Hafiz Saeed is an international terrorist, the mastermind of the Mumbai terrorist attack and responsible for unleashing a wave of terrorism against Pakistan’s neighbours through LeT, JuD and their affiliates,” external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said.
“Effective action mandated internationally against him and his terrorist organisations is a logical first step in bringing them to justice, and in ridding our region of the twin menaces of terrorism and violent extremism,”hesaid. The spokesperson was responding to a question on the listing of Saeed by Pakistan under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, is currently under house arrest in Pakistan.
The Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, empowers the Pakistan government to mark a person as “proscribed” and to place him on the fourth schedule on an ex-parte basis. Any violation of provision of the fourth schedule may result in imprisonment of up to three years and fine or both.