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Jamaat-ud- Dawa’s launch of political party ‘ludicrous’: US expert

Hafiz Saeed

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Pakistan’s banned militant outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s move of launching a political party is “ludicrous” as it has been designated a terrorist group both by the UN and the US, a top American expert has said. Saifullah Khalid, closely linked to chief of Jamaat-ud- Dawa (JuD) and Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafeez Saeed, announced the formation of ‘Milli Muslim League’ in Islamabad on August 7 following weeks of campaign in Punjab’s provincial capital Lahore. Khalid said the new party will strive to make Pakistan a “real Islamic state” and demanded the immediate release of Saeed, who is under “house arrest” since January. “How can a…

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