New Delhi: Pakistani Politicians and religious leaders have slammed defence minister Khawaja Asif as a “mouthpiece of India” after he said that Jamaat ud Dawaa chief Hafiz Saeed was a threat to Pakistani society.
A host of religious and political leaders said that Hafiz Saeed was a “patriotic” leader of Pakistan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Mahmoodur Rasheed condemned Asif’s statement against Hafiz Saeed and said that the government has adopted a defensive policy as far as India and the US were concerned. Jamaat-e-Islami leader Liaquat Baloch said that Asif had lost control over his tongue.
Speaking at Munich Counter Terror Meet in Germany earlier this week, Khwaja Asif said Hafiz Saeed can pose a serious threat to the society, Pakistani newspaper The Nation reported. Saeed was detained under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) on January 30 this year. "Saeed was arrested in the larger interest of the country, The Nation quoted Asif as saying.
On Monday, Hafiz Masood, brother of Hafiz Saeed told CNN-News18, "My brother is under house arrest and he will be kept under observation by the Pakistan government. He is under strict watch and there is a lengthy procedure to meet him." He also said that the ‘crackdown’ on Lashkar-e-Toiba chief and US-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed is a direct result of pressure from India.
"The proscribed organisation's front Jamaat-ud-Dawa continues to function under the “supervision” of the Pakistani government," Saeed’s brother added.
Earlier, Pakistani jihadi orgnisations including JuD had claimed that the US under Trump had pressurised Islamabad to put Saeed under house arrest. However, in his telephonic conversation with CNN-News18, Masood said the organization suspected it was New Delhi that had forced Islamabad’s hand.
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