Islamabad, July 03: A month after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was let off the hook, the Punjab government of Pakistan challenged his release on Friday.
The government took up the matter to Pakistan’s Supreme Court. The Punjab government filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging Saeed’s release from house arrest.
The petition stated that Saeed, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) front, needed to be detained for his own protection.
Saeed was released on June 2 by the Lahore High Court for want of sufficient evidence.
His release had come in for severe criticism by India. The Indian government had recently expressed concerns at the delay by Pakistan in appealing against the Saeed’s release.
On June 23, Mumbai’s Special Sessions Court trying 26/11 attacks case had also issued non-bailable warrants against 22 accused, including Saeed.
–PTI