Punjab Govt Withdraws Case Against Hafiz Saeed
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government’s abrupt decision to dissociate itself from the Hafiz Mohammad Saeed case in the Supreme Court was meant to protest federal authorities’ inability to come out with evidence against the outlawed Jamaatud Daawa (JuD) chief in order to put him under preventive detention, it is reliably learnt.
The provincial move, taken in desperation, worked and the federal government promptly acted and showed whole-hearted willingness to defend the appeal against Hafiz Saeed’s release by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
However, Attorney General Latif Khosa tried to play down the Punjab government’s option. “It was the result of some misunderstanding and lack of communication between us,” he told The News.
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ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government’s abrupt decision to dissociate itself from the Hafiz Mohammad Saeed case in the Supreme Court was meant to protest federal authorities’ inability to come out with evidence against the outlawed Jamaatud Daawa (JuD) chief in order to put him under preventive detention, it is reliably learnt.
The provincial move, taken in desperation, worked and the federal government promptly acted and showed whole-hearted willingness to defend the appeal against Hafiz Saeed’s release by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
However, Attorney General Latif Khosa tried to play down the Punjab government’s option. “It was the result of some misunderstanding and lack of communication between us,” he told The News.
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