Thimphu, April 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to rein in 26/11 mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, saying his free movement was not conducive to the atmosphere of peace and stability in the region.
Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) mentioned “deep concern about Hafiz Saeed and the way he is allowed to roam free and engage in communication not conducive (to the relationship between India and Pakistan),” Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters here.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting between two Prime Ministers, Rao said Prime Minister Singh emphatically told Pakistan that it has to act on the issue of terrorism and that the “terror machine” in that country needs to be eliminated.
–Agencies