Pak should demonstrate seriousness in acting against Saeed: India

NEW DELHI: Calling Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed a “prime organiser” of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, India today asked Pakistan to demonstrate seriousness in taking action against him and stop hiding behind flimsy excuses.

India’s strong reaction came hours after the US told Islamabad clearly that Hafiz Saeed is a “terrorist” and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, rebuffing the Pakistan Prime Minister for his remarks that there was no case against the Mumbai attacks mastermind and the chief of the UN-designated terror group.

“He (Saeed) is a globally designated terrorist. He is the prime organiser of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and Pakistan has to fulfil its international obligations and demonstrate seriousness in taking action against him and stop hiding behind flimsy excuses,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. (AGENCIES)