New Delhi: India on Sunday said it was "surprised" at Pakistan's claim that New Delhi had not demanded the arrest of Hafiz Saeed, who is accused of plotting the 26/11 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, and said the matter was raised "strongly" during the meeting of Foreign Secretaries.
"Saeed's activities including his recent vitriolic and venomous statements aimed at fomenting further acts of terrorism against India and the unhindered public space and freedom he enjoys in Pakistan was raised strongly by India during the Foreign Secretary-level talks," said an External Affairs Ministry spokesman in a statement in New Delhi.
Talking to reporters in Multan, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had claimed that India never demanded the arrest of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Saeed nor discussed the issue at the talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir here on February 25.
The External Affairs Ministry spokesman, in response to Qureshi’s statement, said that India has been demanding action against Saeed.
"A dossier containing a compilation of evidence on the involvement of Saeed in the terrorist attacks was handed over to Pakistan on August 21, 2009 and his name featured prominently in yet another dossier handed over to the Pakistan Foreign Secretary during the talks on February 25, 2010," the statement said.
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