Hafeez Saeed JuD to contest 2018 Pakistan general elections
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IBNS): After getting freedom from house arrest, Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed, who is the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), has announced that his party would contest Pakistan general elections in 2018, media reports said.
If it happens, this would mean banned terror group JuD's foray into the country's electoral politics.
He will contest the election for his party Milli Muslim League (MML), which was formed during his house detention.
After walking free from house arrest, Saeed had earlier promised to unite Pakistan for the independence of Kashmir from India.
Saeed was quoted in the media as saying, "I fight the case of Kashmiris. I will gather the people from across the country for the cause of Kashmir. And we will try to help Kashmiris get their destination of freedom."
Saeed was placed under house arrest for 10 months.
According to him, it was under US' pressure that the Pakistani government obliged to place him under detention.
Saeed has also accused India of putting up baseless claims against him.
"I was detained for 10 months only to stop my voice for Kashmir," he had said.
"... I was detained on the pressure of the US on the Pakistani government. The US did so on the request of India," Saeed told his supporters outside his residence.
"I am very happy that none of the allegations against me proved three judges of the LHC ordered my release ...India had levelled baseless allegations against me. The LHC's review board decision has proved that I am innocent," he had added.
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