The US on Friday asked Pakistan to arrest Hafiz Saeed and charge him for his crimes, hours after the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder’s release from house arrest brought into focus Islamabad’s failure to act against terrorists operating from its soil. In a strong reaction to his release, the US state department said it was “deeply concerned that Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed has been released from house arrest”. “I was detained for 10 months only to stop my voice for Kashmir,” Saeed told supporters gathered outside his home. In January, the Punjab government had placed Saeed under house arrest as their activities were harming “peace and security”. While Saeed was under house arrest, the JuD charity launched a political party, the Milli Muslim League, which won thousands of votes in by-elections in Punjab.

Source: Hindustan Times November 24, 2017 14:03 UTC