Prosecute Hafiz Saeed on international forum, says Pakistan PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has asked India to prosecute Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief, on an international forum if it thinks there was substance to its allegations.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Abbasi said that Saeed was released by the Lahore high court as there were no charges against him. “The court, a three-judge bench, has released him saying there are no charges against him, the country has a law you know,” Abbasi said.
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“Prosecute him internationally if there is substance to these charges — these are accusations only. No evidence has been provided by India,” he remarked. India, however, has claimed a number of times that it had provided enough evidence to Pakistan against the JuD chief.
Islamabad came under criticism following a court decision to release Saeed, underscoring the difficulties faced by Abbasi’s government in dealing with extremist elements in Pakistan. The US had warned Islamabad that his release may damage bilateral relations.