While many of us were not yet over from the astonishment we felt after thousands of people voted for Hafiz Saeed-led Milli Muslim League (MML) in the NA-120 polls, a tweet by Hamza Ali Abbasi has added to infuriated many netizens for praising the terror watch suspect. “US/India say he is a terrorist; I know Hafiz Saeed as a righteous man,” the renowned actor and show presenter said before adding, “Huge respect for Milli Muslim League for getting 4k+ votes.” https://twitter.com/iamhamzaabbasi/status/909515992069558273 He went on to say “Hafiz Saeed has done gr8 work against Takfeer & Sectarianism, social work for non Muslims of Pak & is a mentor to Kashmiris” as well as “Hafiz Saeed doesn’t hate India or Indians. He only hates & speaks against Indian Govt’s atrocities in Indian Occupied Kashmir.”
Hafiz Saeed has done gr8 work against Takfeer & Sectarianism, social work for non Muslims of Pak & is a mentor to Kashmiris. https://t.co/ozduEN2Wmv
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) September 17, 2017
The JuD and its wing the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) were placed on the watch list and put on the second schedule under Section 11-EEE(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 after Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the government was taking steps to fulfil its international obligations. Saeed is being kept at his residence, 116-E, in Johar Town, Lahore. The interior ministry in its order had stated that the JuD and the FIF, a charity and public welfare arm of the JuD , were taking steps that were harmful to peace and security and involved in activities that violated the UNSC Resolution 1267.
