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TopicHafiz Saeed

Topic: Hafiz Saeed

ED attaches Gurugram villa ‘owned by Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed’

Enforcement Directorate says villa bought by Hafiz Saeed's financier Ahmad Shah Watali, believes funds came from Lashkar chief's Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation.

UN rejects Hafiz Saeed’s appeal to remove his name from banned terrorists’ list

The UN's decision was based on detailed evidence of terrorist activities provided by India on Hafiz Saeed, the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder behind 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Why Pakistan’s blacklisting of its terrorist groups is just an eyewash

Pakistan counter-terrorism agency NACTA, set up in 2009, is a toothless body, severely understaffed & caught in the country's military-civilian discord. 

Pakistan has banned 69 organisations but turned a blind eye to militant groups operating in J&K

Militant groups such as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Al Badr operating in Jammu and Kashmir are not on Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority radar.

Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ud-Dawa & its charity wing Falah-e-Insaniat

The decision to ban the organisation was taken during a meeting of Pakistan's National Security Committee chaired by PM Imran Khan.

Act against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed if serious about talks, India tells Pakistan

MEA spokesperson says Pakistan ‘not serious’ about dialogue but just attempting to ‘deflect the world’s attention’ from its financial woes.

Pakistan said to be using radical Islamist party to leash 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Indian investigators say propping up the TLP, which represents the Barelvis’ to keep in check the Wahhabi-inspired Jamaat-ud-Dawa.

Was Ajmal Kasab’s hanging enough or can government do more to get 26/11 Pakistani masterminds?

Ten years ago, 10 armed Pakistani militants entered Mumbai through the sea and attacked various high-profile locations, killing 166 people in one of the...

10 years on, 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed is free and more powerful

Hafiz Saeed's organisations are portrayed as charities and run hospitals & schools. His latest move was to float a political party, a way to 'legitimise' himself.

US asks Pakistan to enact legislation to renew ban on Hafiz Saeed’s JuD, FIF outfits

US also said that if Pakistan does not enact the legislation, it would run counter to Islamabad's commitment to FATF in its fight against terrorism & money laundering. 

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.