The arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed, while welcome, seems to be a result of Pakistan’s desperation to avoid sanctions being imposed by the Trump administration as well as “Chinese pressure” to get their house in order (“An eyewash or a turning point?” Feb.10). There is enough on Hafiz Saeed in the dossiers submitted by India to convict him for the 26/11 attacks. It is in Pakistan’s interest to incarcerate Hafiz Saeed as he is also alleged to be involved in propagating radical Islamism. At the moment, the arrest appears to be an eyewash.
Akshay Viswanathan,
Thiruvananthapuram
