Pak. PM Sharif soft on India, says Hafiz Saeed

The Mumbai attack mastermind asked Mr. Sharif to own the "Kashmir cause" and praised the United Jihad Council (UJC) which had claimed the Pathankot attack.

February 07, 2016 10:32 pm | Updated 11:51 pm IST - ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has come under attack from Islamist parties and groups supporting militancy in Kashmir that accused him of being soft on India and advocating peace.

The groups led by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed held a conference outside National Press Club here to mark ‘Solidarity Day’ with Kashmiris.

Unfinished agenda

While taking to task the government, Saeed praised Army chief General Raheel Sharif. “The Prime Minister is bound to follow the path of Quaid-e-Azam [Mohammad Ali Jinnah], Liaquat Ali Khan and the founding fathers. He should not betray the Kashmir cause,” Saeed said.

He asked Sharif to own the “Kashmir cause” and praised the United Jihad Council (UJC) which had claimed the Pathankot attack.

He also stated that the army chief was right when he said “Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of partition”.

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