Pakistan is under obligation to take action against Hafiz Saeed: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that Hafiz Saeed is a UN-designated terrorist and Pakistan is under obligation to take action against him. He said: "We have seen this drama from Pakistan more than 8 times in the past. They have been following this drill since 2001. First, they arrest him and later they release him as well. The question is whether this time, this will be more than a cosmetic exercise."

New Delhi: A day after Pakistan's counter-terrorism department arrested Jamaat-Ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, India claimed that they cannot find any sincerity in Pakistan's action.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: "We have seen this drama from Pakistan more than 8 times in the past. They have been following this drill since 2001. First, they arrest him and later they release him as well. The question is whether this time, this will be more than a cosmetic exercise."

Reiterating India's stand, the MEA spokesperson said that Hafiz Saeed is a UN-designated terrorist and Pakistan is under obligation to take action against him.

He also said, "Pakistan needs to take verifiable and irreversible action against terror emanating from its land."

On US President Donald Trump's tweet on Hafiz Saeed, Raveesh Kumar said, "It should be seen in the context of global cooperation. Our agencies are working closely to counter-terrorism."