Pakistan should stop protecting internationally recognised terrorists such as Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, its former envoy here has said, while stating that the Pakistani judiciary and law enforcement have lost all respect globally. “It is time for Pakistan to stop protecting internationally recognised terrorists such as (JuD chief) Hafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim, Siraj Haqqani and Masood Azhar instead of misusing legal devices for domestic propaganda against dissidents and political critics,” said former Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani against whom Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency has written to the Interpol seeking a red warrant for his arrest. Haqqani said in its letter the FIA has specified no crime except for his criticism of the Pakistani state’s policies. “Such letters are regularly written by Pakistani authorities to generate news in the Pakistani media and have no standing in international law. Haqqani who was his country’s ambassador to the US from 2008-2011, said that he has not been charged with any crime.

Source: Hindustan Times February 25, 2018 17:03 UTC