indiaUpdated: Sep 26, 2019 17:10 ISTPakistan has approached the UN security council committee with a request to let Lashkar-e-Taiba emir Hafiz Saeed to withdraw money for what Islamabad described as “necessary basic living expenses”. Also Watch | ‘PM Modi & President Trump discussed issue of terrorism’: Foreign SecretaryIncidentally, Pakistan’s request, backing Hafiz Saeed’s claim that he needed money for basic expenses, was filed just a month after the Lashkar founder was taken into custody for financing terror. Indian officials say Pakistan’s hard push to let the global terrorist access a mere Rs 1.5 lakh from his bank accounts is important for three reasons. Second, it confirms India’s understanding and information about Hafiz Saeed’s clout in the Pakistani security establishment. Also read: ‘We spent millions on JuD,’ Pak minister admits funding banned terror organisationThe Pakistan request identified 69-year-old Hafiz Saeed’s family, dependent on him, as wife Iffat Idrees, 42, two sons Ismael, 10, and Shoaib, 8, and daughter Sumaiyyah, 6.

Source: Hindustan Times September 26, 2019 04:49 UTC