Srinagar: Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has said his organisation will back any move by the Pakistan Army to help the people of Kashmir as it wil,l be akin to a jihad. Saeed, accused by India of being the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, made the remarks during a recent interview with a Pakistani TV channel. The JuD and its affiliate Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was founded by Saeed, are considered to be close to the security establishment.
Speaking during an interview with Pakistan’s Channel 24, Saeed said, “There are lakhs of people in Kashmir who are demanding freedom. If the Indian government resorts to firing then we will also retaliate in a strong manner.
Saeed said further, “Pakistan and its government have always maintained that people of Kashmir should get their rights. Whatever the Pakistani government does to achieve this is jihad for us and we support Pakistan, Pakistani government and Pakistani forces.”
Masarat Alam was arrested by the J&K Police for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and hoisting Pakistan flags at a rally in Srinagar earlier this week. He was arrested by the police and has been sent to seven-day police custody by a Budgam court. Protests have broken out in the area since Alam’s arrest and one person has been killed.
Bureau Report
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