A senior Pakistani police official has said Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, accused for masterminding the Mumbai attacks, is not under arrest or protective custody, adding to the confusion over his status, just two days ahead of meeting of foreign ministers of the two countries in United States.
Punjab police chief Tariq Saleem Dogar has said, Saeed is not under arrest or house arrest and he has also not been placed in protective custody.
Saeed has only been “advised” and “requested” to restrict his movements for the sake of his own safety and security, Dogar told a news conference in Rawalpindi yesterday.
India has been demanding speedy investigations against the accused in Mumbai terror attacks particularly Saeed and the issue is set to dominate the meeting between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Dogar told reporters that police were providing “extra security” to Saeed.
Other police officials, including Lahore police chief Pervaiz Rathore, have been maintaining that Saeed has been put under house arrest following the registration of two cases against him in Faisalabad under the Anti-Terrorism Act on charges of inciting people to wage jehad and seeking funds for his outlawed group.