Pak provokes again as Sayeed leads Eid prayers
10 Aug 2013 5:31 AM IST
Pakistan seems to have decided to adopt a blow hot-blow cold policy vis-a-vis its relations with India. While late on Thursday Paksitan prime minister Nawaz Sharif expressed ‘sadness’ at the killing of five Indian soldiers at the line of actual control, on Friday the Pakistani establishment allowed Hafeez Sayeed to lead the Eid prayers.
Hafeez Sayeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, on Friday led Eid prayers at the famous Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, hours after Jamat-ud-Dawah chief tweeted that ‘time is near when those oppressed in Kashmir, Palestine and Burma will celebrate Eid in the air of freedom.’ Thousands offered prayers with Saeed, who carries a10 million dollar-bounty on his head put by the US government. Posters with Saeed’s photo were pasted in several locations in the city ahead of the gathering.
In his tweet Saeed said, ‘So, we say Eid Mubarak to you in these testing times; soon world will say Eid Mubarak to you after your triumph. May Allah accept.’ ‘ALLAH will not waste your sacrifices, Ummah will be glorified, Islam will be strengthened, that time is very near,’ he tweeted from his account ‘@HafizSaeedJUD’.
India has repeatedly asked Pakistan to bring Saeed to justice for masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He has often been seen addressing anti-India rallies in Pakistan. However, Pakistan has maintained that Islamabad has no proof against him. Manmohan Singh’s government has been facing flak from opposition in Parliament for being lenient on Pakistan after killing of five soldiers at the Line of Control (LoC).
The government is under pressure to call off a meeting between two prime ministers on sidelines of UN General Assembly session scheduled for next month.
Hafeez Sayeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, on Friday led Eid prayers at the famous Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, hours after Jamat-ud-Dawah chief tweeted that ‘time is near when those oppressed in Kashmir, Palestine and Burma will celebrate Eid in the air of freedom.’ Thousands offered prayers with Saeed, who carries a10 million dollar-bounty on his head put by the US government. Posters with Saeed’s photo were pasted in several locations in the city ahead of the gathering.
In his tweet Saeed said, ‘So, we say Eid Mubarak to you in these testing times; soon world will say Eid Mubarak to you after your triumph. May Allah accept.’ ‘ALLAH will not waste your sacrifices, Ummah will be glorified, Islam will be strengthened, that time is very near,’ he tweeted from his account ‘@HafizSaeedJUD’.
India has repeatedly asked Pakistan to bring Saeed to justice for masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He has often been seen addressing anti-India rallies in Pakistan. However, Pakistan has maintained that Islamabad has no proof against him. Manmohan Singh’s government has been facing flak from opposition in Parliament for being lenient on Pakistan after killing of five soldiers at the Line of Control (LoC).
The government is under pressure to call off a meeting between two prime ministers on sidelines of UN General Assembly session scheduled for next month.
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