India on Thursday described the arrest of terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan as a “drama”, indicating that it will wait and see if Islamabad is sincere about holding him accountable for the violent actions that he and his front organisations planned against India.
“This is not the first time that Hafiz Saeed has been arrested or detained. This drama has taken place at least 8 times since 2001. The question is whether this time it would be more than a cosmetic exercise and whether Saeed will be tried and sentenced for his terrorist activities,” said MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar. Mr. Saeed is a designated terrorist by the UN Sanctions Committee under Security Council Resolution 1267. “Effective action mandated internationally against Saeed and his terrorist organisations is an obligation on the part of all UN member states,” Mr. Kumar said.
India drew attention to the recent meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which examined evidence of involvement of Hafiz Saeed and his organisations like Lashkar E Taiba and Jamat ud Da’awa.
“Pakistan’s sincerity to take action against terrorist and terror groups will be judged on the basis of their ability to demonstrate verifiable , credible and irreversible actions against terrorists and to disrupt and dismantle terror groups operating from their soil,” the Spokesperson of MEA.
Published - July 18, 2019 10:15 pm IST
