The United States has asked Pakistan to hold Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed accountable for "numerous acts of terrorism, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks" and called for appropriate measures to be taken against terror financing. "We continue to call for Hafiz Saeed to be held accountable for his involvement in the planning of numerous acts of terrorism, including 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 innocent people, including 6 Americans," a US State Department spokesperson told news agency ANI. AGW — State_SCA (@State_SCA) February 12, 2020Hafiz Saeed is a Pakistani terrorist widely believed to have been involved in several infamous terror instances, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India has been pressing Pakistan to take action against all those involved in cross-border terror attacks including the Mumbai and Pathankot attacks. It has to be seen whether Pakistan brings perpetrators of cross border terrorist attacks, including in Mumbai and Pathankot to justice expeditiously, the sources said.

Source: dna February 14, 2020 02:15 UTC