Friday, September 11, 2009

Rehman says Saeed was released by court

Rehman says Saeed was released by court ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that India should refrain from leveling allegations against Pakistan, Geo News reported Friday.

Talking to media at PMS Hospital after visiting ailing father of Federal Minister for environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi, he said India needs to give Pakistan chance to investigate in Mumbai attacks and stay away from leveling allegations against Pakistan.

The case against five accused Mumbai attacks is being heard; furthermore, two other important accused have been arrested, he said adding Hafiz Saeed was released by the court.

Rehman urged India to respect Pakistani courts and wait until the trial is over, saying, ‘India said on our demand that their courts have forbidden to leak the information.’

‘We arrested Hafiz Saeed soon after the UN announcement banning Jamaatud Dawa…later on our court released Hafiz on bail…Indians should respect our courts just as we respect their courts,’ Malik said.

‘We should bring to the fore those who are creating misunderstandings between the two nations, he said urging his Indian counterpart to exercise discretion, as this is not a time for allegations.

‘Had he come to Pakistan instead of visiting US, he would have been apprised of the actual situation, which his national institutions are holding back from him.’

‘Our nation wants to catch the culprits involved in Samjhota Express tragedy,’ Rehman said.

‘Muslim Khan and his confederates were arrested during the operation,’ Malik said warning other militants to surrender or they would be killed.

He rule out any negotiations with the militants.

Rehman lauded Pak security forces who established the writ of the government by clearing the area of the extremists.

The interior minister said he had positive meeting with Akhtar Mengal, adding the Balochistan issue would be resolved in a few days for which people would have to wait with patience. link..

‘If I have to go to Brahamdagh Bugti to bring him round, I would do so,’ he said.

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