What did India say when Pakistan asked for Hafiz Saeed, Foreign Ministry’s statement came out
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Addressing a press conference today, Bagchi said that Hafiz Saeed is also a terrorist banned by the United Nations. Bagchi said that we have requested the Pakistan government to extradite him to India to face trial in a specific case along with relevant supporting documents.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindaman Bagchi on Friday said the government has sent a request to Pakistan for the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to India. Bagchi said this was the latest request from Pakistan to hand over the terrorist to face trial in the country and Saeed is wanted in several cases in India. Saeed is listed as one of India’s most wanted terrorists and has a $10 million bounty on him by the US for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. On 26 November 2008, 166 people were killed and 300 injured in attacks carried out over the course of four days.
Addressing a press conference today, Bagchi said that Hafiz Saeed is also a terrorist banned by the United Nations. Bagchi said that we have requested the Pakistan government to extradite him to India to face trial in a specific case along with relevant supporting documents. The Foreign Ministry official said that the government is taking up with the Pakistani government the issue of the activities for which Hafiz Saeed is wanted.
The press briefing comes amid recent developments that Hafiz Saeed-backed Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) will contest the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. Notably, Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha Saeed is also in the race and will contest from National Assembly constituency NA-127, Lahore.
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