India Tuesday demanded Pakistan conduct a “credible crackdown” on militant groups after Hafiz Saeed was detained at a mosque in Lahore.“
Exercises such as yesterday’s orders against Hafiz Saeed and others have been carried out by Pakistan in the past also,” India’s foreign ministry said after the leader of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) group was placed under “preventative detention” on Monday night.
“Only a credible crackdown on the mastermind of the Mumbai terrorist attack and terrorist organisations involved in cross-border terrorism would be proof of Pakistan’s sincerity,” it added in a statement.
Hafiz Saeed was taken away by police and escorted to a residence where he now appears to be under house arrest. Four other JuD followers were detained in the same operation.
It was unclear why Pakistan chose to take action against the group but authorities have said they were “under obligation to take some action”. (AFP)
