JK News Today
Jammu, April 09:
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader Hafiz Mohammad Saeed’s son Hafiz Talha Saeed as a designated terrorist under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The Ministry’s notification issued on Friday said that Hafiz Talha Saeed, a resident of Pakistan’s Lahore, is a senior leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and is the head of the cleric wing of the LeT.
The notification stated that Hafiz Talha Saeed has been actively involved in recruitment, fund collection, planning, and executing attacks by the LeT in India and Indian interests in Afghanistan.
The notification said Hafiz Talha Saeed, born on October 25, 1975, has been actively visiting various LeT Centres across Pakistan and during his sermons propagating for jihad against India, Israel, the United States of America, and the Indian interests in other western countries.
The MHA notification further stated that the Central government believes that Hafiz Talha Saeed is involved in terrorism and should be notified as a terrorist under the said Act.