Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs have voiced concerns that the United States may conduct a unilateral action against Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed like the one it carried out against al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, a BBC report said. After Saeed’s walked free, the US asked Pakistan to re-arrest him, saying it was “deeply concerned” with the release of the JuD chief, who carries a bounty of $10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities. India had also slammed the release of the JuD chief. India claims the JuD head was the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead. Earlier this month, the JuD chief announced to run for office in the 2018 general elections, a development that drew concerns of the US.

Source: Pakistan Today December 22, 2017 18:56 UTC