US bounty on Hafiz Saeed: Pakistan demands proof supporting allegations
The US announced a reward worth $10 million for the capture or any information leading to the capture of Saeed.
ISLAMABAD:
Proof supporting allegations levelled against founder of banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed should be provided to Pakistan, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday.
The US announced a reward worth $10 million for the capture or any information leading to the capture of Saeed, making him one of the most wanted persons in the world.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson further added that the judiciary in Pakistan is free and take decisions according to the constitution.
Saeed, earlier responding to the US bounty during a press conference in Rawalpindi said that he will be in Lahore tomorrow and the US can contact him whenever it wants. “The bounty is always set on people who are in hiding… There is no case against me in any American court,” he maintained while terming the bounty absurd.
Proof supporting allegations levelled against founder of banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed should be provided to Pakistan, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday.
The US announced a reward worth $10 million for the capture or any information leading to the capture of Saeed, making him one of the most wanted persons in the world.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson further added that the judiciary in Pakistan is free and take decisions according to the constitution.
Saeed, earlier responding to the US bounty during a press conference in Rawalpindi said that he will be in Lahore tomorrow and the US can contact him whenever it wants. “The bounty is always set on people who are in hiding… There is no case against me in any American court,” he maintained while terming the bounty absurd.