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NIA busts terror funding module of Hafiz Saeed's outfit

NIA busts terror funding module of Hafiz Saeed's outfit

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

According to the FIR, some Delhi-based individuals were receiving funds from FIF operatives based abroad and were using it for terror activities.

26/11: 12 yrs on, Pak fails to nab 19 most wanted LeT terrorists

26/11: 12 yrs on, Pak fails to nab 19 most wanted LeT terrorists

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

The security agencies in Pakistan are clueless about the whereabouts of these 19 most wanted terrorists. Some of them have been hiding in Pakistan and others are believed to have fled the country.

Onus for Indo-Pak peace is on Islamabad, says US

Onus for Indo-Pak peace is on Islamabad, says US

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

Pakistan needs to take practical steps to demonstrate that it is countering terrorist financing and extremists.

While US guns for his head, Hafiz Saeed joins Pak politics

While US guns for his head, Hafiz Saeed joins Pak politics

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who has a $10 million US bounty on his head, has made his informal entry in the political arena by moving the Lahore high court against the Pakistan's corruption-riddled and profligate ruling elite through his first ever 'political-focused' petition.

War or peace with Pakistan is India's choice: Saeed

War or peace with Pakistan is India's choice: Saeed

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Pakistan should review its stand on India as its "restrained" policy is being taken as "weakness", believes Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed.

'An attack on Saeed is an attack on Islam'

'An attack on Saeed is an attack on Islam'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2012

Banned terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa has officially condemned the United States' announcement of a 10 million dollar bounty on its chief Hafiz Saeed, calling it "another attack by the American government on Muslims and Islam".

'Bounty on Hafiz Saeed proof Pak harbours terrorists'

'Bounty on Hafiz Saeed proof Pak harbours terrorists'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

The United States announcement of a USD 10 million (Rs 52 cr) bounty on Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who roams freely in Pakistan, is a proof that the neighbouring country harbours terrorists, Union Home Secretary R K Singh said on Tuesday.

Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrested in Kashmir

Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrested in Kashmir

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Andrabi, the founder of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat, an Islamist separatist organisation is also a member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.

Those funding Hafiz Saeed, Azhar outfits face 10 years' jail, fine: Pakistan

Those funding Hafiz Saeed, Azhar outfits face 10 years' jail, fine: Pakistan

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

The move comes after United States President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of giving nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and providing "safe haven" to terrorists.

Despite ban, JuD asks for Ramadan donations

Despite ban, JuD asks for Ramadan donations

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

The banned Jamaat-ud Dawa has speeded up its campaign of collecting donations via social networking during the holy month of Ramadan. To collect zakat and sadaqa al-fitra the JuD has turned to Twitter and Facebook.

Pakistan govt will not defend Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan govt will not defend Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

The Pakistan government will not defend Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed before a United States court in connection with the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The government stated this before the Lahore high court in reply to Saeed's petition seeking a direction for the Pakistan government to defend him before a US court, which has issued summons to him, along with top Pakistani intelligence personnel, in connection with the November 2008 Mumbai terror siege.

Pak serious about Saeed but need more evidence: Gilani

Pak serious about Saeed but need more evidence: Gilani

Rediff.com9 Apr 2012

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani acknowledged that the case of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was an "issue" between Pakistan and India but said Islamabad needs "substantial" evidence against him to try him in a court of law.

Pakistan in no mood to act against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan in no mood to act against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

Interior ministry officials in Islamabad say that to act against Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the government needs actionable evidence. It has also said that a respectable Pakistani national can't be prosecuted on the basis of hearsay and that too just to please India. Amir Mir reports

Bounty on Saeed: US killing two birds with one stone?

Bounty on Saeed: US killing two birds with one stone?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

JuD chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed has alleged that United States wants to gain two objectives by announcing the $10 million bounty on his head, reports Tahir Ali

India welcomes US $10-mn bounty on Hafiz Saeed's head

India welcomes US $10-mn bounty on Hafiz Saeed's head

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

India on Tuesday welcomed the United States announcement of a bounty of $ 10 million on Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, saying it sends a strong signal to Lashker-e-Tayyiba and its patrons.

US bounty on Saeed worries Pakistan's powers-that-be

US bounty on Saeed worries Pakistan's powers-that-be

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

Pakistan's promise to contain its activities has simply failed to affect the LeT at all as the group's activities have intensified, observes Amir Mir

Radical women's outfit hoists Pakistani flags in J&K

Radical women's outfit hoists Pakistani flags in J&K

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Activists of radical women's outfit, Dukhtaran-e-Millat on Wednesday hoisted Pakistani flags at several places in Srinagar on the occasion of Pakistan Day.

Inside the Most Dangerous Nation on Earth

Inside the Most Dangerous Nation on Earth

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Pakistan has had the dubious distinction of being the 'most dangerous nation' on earth for some time now. The country has been the hapless target of numerous terror strikes, it is often bombarded by drones sent by its 'ally' United States and lives in constant fear of a bloody coup by the powerful military.

Provide evidence against Hafiz Saeed: Pak

Provide evidence against Hafiz Saeed: Pak

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

Pakistan has demanded actionable evidence from India against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. Pakistan can take action against the JuD chief if India provides practicable evidence against him, Interior minister Rehman Malik told Indian journalists in Islamabad.

Bounty or no bounty, WON'T go underground: Saeed

Bounty or no bounty, WON'T go underground: Saeed

Rediff.com10 Apr 2012

After apparent initial jitters on the United States slapping a $10 million bounty on his head, Pakistan's Jamaat-ud Dawa chief and an alleged 26/11 Mumbai mastermind, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed had decided not to go into hiding.

India to raise with Pak issue of allocation of funds to JuD

India to raise with Pak issue of allocation of funds to JuD

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

India on Wednesday raised its concerns over millions of rupees allocated by Pakistan's Punjab province government to Jamat-ud-Dawa-led by Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafeez Saeed, saying New Delhi would "carefully" analyse the matter before taking it up with Islamabad.

Will wage 'jihad' to 'free' Pak rivers from India: Saeed

Will wage 'jihad' to 'free' Pak rivers from India: Saeed

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

"We are going to wage jihad (war) against India to get our rivers freed," Saeed said while addressing a gathering of JuD workers in Sialokot district of Punjab Province on Friday.

Ahead of Pak poll, Facebook blocks accounts of Hafiz Saeed's party

Ahead of Pak poll, Facebook blocks accounts of Hafiz Saeed's party

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

'Facebook's act is a gross violation of its own policy'

How Govt can win over farmers

How Govt can win over farmers

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

'As of now, it is hard to see how the stalemate can be broken.' 'For the Sikh Jat farmers who constitute the core of the protest are a simple-minded but stubborn lot. 'They are unlikely to call off the stir unless provided a sense of 'victory'.' 'Give them a reason to boast that they brought the government to its knees and they will start singing hallelujahs to the Modi government,' argues Virendra Kapoor.

Bhakra Dam on Lashkar's hit list, warns IB

Bhakra Dam on Lashkar's hit list, warns IB

Rediff.com17 Jul 2011

The Bhakra Dam is on the hit list of Pakistan-based militant outfits Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jamaat-ud Dawa, an Intelligence Bureau report has warned, prompting the Punjab and Himachal Pradesh governments to step up vigil.

The men who fund terrorism across the globe

The men who fund terrorism across the globe

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

Russia has identified underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Tayiba, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as financiers of terrorism through money laundering.

Pakistan's two-pronged internal threat

Pakistan's two-pronged internal threat

Rediff.com15 Jun 2011

Despite their differences, mainly related to political strategy, Islamist groups like the Jamaat-e Islami and the Jamaat- ud-Dawashare a very similar ideology -- of the centrality of the notion of the Islamic State and the compelling need to acquire political power in order. Yogi Sikand critiques a study on the rising Islamic radicalism in Pakistan

Headley's diary reveals phone nos of Pak handlers

Headley's diary reveals phone nos of Pak handlers

Rediff.com24 May 2011

Clinching evidence of key Mumbai attack accused David Headley's links with the Inter-Services Intelligence and Jamaat-ud Dawa is provided by his diary, which contains telephone numbers of two Major-rank officers of the Pakistani Army besides some others who handled the 26/11 attackers.

Defend me in America's 26/11 trial, JuD chief tells Pak

Defend me in America's 26/11 trial, JuD chief tells Pak

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has moved the Lahore high court seeking direction for the Pakistan government to defend him, Inter Services Intelligence officians and others before a United States court, which has issued summons to them in connection with the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Pak can't be friends with India: Hafiz Saeed

Pak can't be friends with India: Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

Jamat ud Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on Monday made a rare public appearance to lead the funeral prayers for Kashmiri leader Maulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah, killed in Srinagar last week, and used the occasion to rubbish the India-Pakistan cricket diplomacy while vowing for a "jihad" in Jammu and Kashmir.

JuD chief makes public appearance after 2 years

JuD chief makes public appearance after 2 years

Rediff.com15 Dec 2010

Chief of the banned organisation Jamaat-ul-Dawa Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Wednesday made his first public appearance in Islamabad in over two years at a meeting of leaders of key religious parties and hardliners opposed to changes in Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to face trial on December 7

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to face trial on December 7

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

The cases have been registered in Lahore, Gujranwala and Multan for collection of funds for terror financing through assets/properties made and held in the names of Trusts/ Non Profit Organisations including Al-Anfaal Trust, Dawatul Irshad Trust and Muaz Bin Jabal Trust.

Pak rulers are silent on Indian atrocities: Saeed

Pak rulers are silent on Indian atrocities: Saeed

Rediff.com5 Sep 2010

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, blamed by India for masterminding the Mumbai terror attacks, has alleged that the flood situation worsened in Pakistan after the neighbouring country released waters in Pakistani rivers. "The Pakistani rulers are silent on Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir and the building of dams on Pakistani rivers. We must not forget that in the current floods, more devastation has been caused after India released water in Pak rivers," he said

Pillai comment was balanced, objective: Qureshi

Pillai comment was balanced, objective: Qureshi

Rediff.com8 Aug 2010

Unfazed by India's attack, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has justified his statement comparing Home Secretary G K Pillai with Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, saying it was "balanced and objective".

Won't dignify an avowed terrorist's remark: US on Saeed

Won't dignify an avowed terrorist's remark: US on Saeed

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Kirby's remark comes a day after Saeed had reportedly said that the United States is the real enemy of Pakistan.

Clear stand on defending Saeed: Pak court to govt

Clear stand on defending Saeed: Pak court to govt

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

A Pakistani court on Thursday sought a "fresh and comprehensive" response from the foreign ministry to a petition by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed asking it to direct the government to defend him in a United States lawsuit filed by relatives of victims of the 26/11 attacks.

NIA drops plea for warrant against Headley

NIA drops plea for warrant against Headley

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

National Investigating Agency withdraws plea from a Delhi court for non-bailable warrants against David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana on charge of plotting terror attacks in India.

Pak had enough evidence against Saeed: Krishna

Pak had enough evidence against Saeed: Krishna

Rediff.com28 May 2010

Expressing disappointment over Pakistan Supreme Court letting off Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, India said on Friday that it had given "enough evidence" against the Mumbai terror attack "mastermind" which was sufficient to convict him.

Pak non-committal on action against Hafiz Saeed

Pak non-committal on action against Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com28 Apr 2010

Notwithstanding India's insistence on action against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan was non-committal on action against the mastermind of Mumbai attacks and several other terror strikes in India. "Same old beaten track," said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi when asked for his response to India's repeated demand that action should be taken against Saeed in connection with Mumbai attacks.

Ready to act against Hafiz Saeed, says Pakistan

Ready to act against Hafiz Saeed, says Pakistan

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

Pakistan has said it is ready to take action against Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed but added that India should give 'concrete evidence' that stands 'legal scrutiny' and holds him responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi insisted that his country was committed to bringing the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice but could not give any specific time-frame for conclusion of the trial in the case as the judiciary acted independently