India conveys to Pak disappointment over release of Saeed

New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) India Wednesday officially
conveyed to Pakistan its disappointment over the release of
Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed, the alleged mastermind of
the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

The views were put forth by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar
Menon when Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik met him
here.

Soon after Saeed's release at the directive of Lahore
High Court, India had said it demonstrated Pakistan's lack of
seriousness to fight terror and raised serious doubts about
its commitment to probe the Mumbai attacks.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna had termed
regrettable the release of Saeed who has been part of terror
outfits in Pakistan.

He had noted that Saeed had connections with
Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an organisation which has been declared
terrorist organisation by the United Nations Security Council.

Saeed was put under house arrest on December 11 last
year after the UN Security Council banned JuD, declaring it a
front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is blamed by India for the
November 26 Mumbai attacks. PTI SKU
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