US raises concern over Hafiz Saeed running for office
Washington: The United States on Wednesday raised concern about 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's foray into electoral politics in Pakistan in 2018.Addressing mediapersons, US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert reiterated that the US considered Saaed, a mastermind of Mumbai attacks.
Referring to LeT and JuD, Ms Nauert said, 'A man who is affiliated with LeT, Lashkar-e Tayyiba, one of the terror groups. It’s a group that the United States Government considers to be a terror organisation.'According to Daily Pakistan, the official detailed that the Trump administration was in contact with Islamabad regarding the release of Saeed.
In strongly-worded remarks, she said, 'I want to remind folks we have a $10 million Reward for Justice program that would reward for information that would bring him to justice. So I want to make that clear so that everybody knows, $10 million out for this guy, and we would certainly have concerns about him running for office.'Responding to a question whether the US has shared any tangible evidence of his activities related to terror, the spokesperson alleged that the Saeed-led group was a terror organisation and Washington would definitely substantiate its claims regarding the allegations.
Ms Nauert added, 'I can tell you that his organization – his organization that was responsible for those attacks – is considered a foreign terror organization. It’s considered a foreign terror organization by the US Government for a reason and for a good reason. I would imagine that if we had any intelligence, we would certainly share it with the Pakistanis on that front.' (UNI)
Referring to LeT and JuD, Ms Nauert said, 'A man who is affiliated with LeT, Lashkar-e Tayyiba, one of the terror groups. It’s a group that the United States Government considers to be a terror organisation.'According to Daily Pakistan, the official detailed that the Trump administration was in contact with Islamabad regarding the release of Saeed.
Ms Nauert added, 'I can tell you that his organization – his organization that was responsible for those attacks – is considered a foreign terror organization. It’s considered a foreign terror organization by the US Government for a reason and for a good reason. I would imagine that if we had any intelligence, we would certainly share it with the Pakistanis on that front.' (UNI)
