Islamabad, Nov 24: Hafiz Saeed, a firebrand Pakistani militant accused of masterminding a bloody
2008 assault in Mumbai of India having $10-miilion US bounty on his head, was
released from house arrest on Friday.
Saeed claimed that his freedom was vindication of his denial
of guilt. He has been under house arrest since January this year after living
freely in Pakistan for years, a sore point in Pakistan's often fraught
relations with both the United States and India.
"I am fighting for Kashmir's independence. I pray to god for getting the freedom for Kashmir," he said in a video message. Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday had asked for a 60-day extension to his detention but the request was turned down by the court. The review board of the Lahore High Court asked the Punjab Government to produce evidence against Hafiz Saeed for keeping him detained but the government failed. Saeed has repeatedly denied involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 10 gunmen attacked targets in India's largest city, including two luxury hotels, a Jewish centre and a train station in a rampage that killed 166 people. The assault had brought nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India to the brink of war. UNI
"I am fighting for Kashmir's independence. I pray to god for getting the freedom for Kashmir," he said in a video message. Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday had asked for a 60-day extension to his detention but the request was turned down by the court. The review board of the Lahore High Court asked the Punjab Government to produce evidence against Hafiz Saeed for keeping him detained but the government failed. Saeed has repeatedly denied involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 10 gunmen attacked targets in India's largest city, including two luxury hotels, a Jewish centre and a train station in a rampage that killed 166 people. The assault had brought nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India to the brink of war. UNI
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