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| Dawa says banning it a 'big mistake' |
| 2009-01-07 |
| The Jamaatud Dawa has warned that Pakistan is making a 'big mistake' by acting against it, a report on the CNN-IBN website said. "The ban (by the United Nations Security Council) was one-sided; we were not heard by the Security Council. They didn't hear our clarification," Abdullah Muntazir, a spokesperson for the Dawa, told CNN-IBN from Pakistan on Tuesday. "What the UN has done is just on the basis of what the Indian media has reported," he said. "The US demanded only three sanctions but the Pakistan government went way ahead of these sanctions. The Pakistani government arrested dozens of our workers, closed all offices and put our top 10 leaders under house arrest. So, what the Pakistani government is doing was not demanded by the UN," Muntazir said. The Dawa spokesman warned Pakistan not to go after the organisation. He said that he did not know what the Pakistani government would do, but it would be a big mistake on their (government's) part. He said that it would not be acceptable at all to the people of Pakistan. "Hafiz Saeed (Dawa founder) has followers all over Pakistan, and it is not possible for the government of Pakistan to even think about handing him over to India," Muntazir said. He rejected allegations that the Dawa was a front for the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. "No, that is a total misconception. Jamaatud Dawa is different and Lashkar-e-Tayyaba is different. We have no links with the Lashkar," he said. Muntazir denied knowing the whereabouts of Maulana Masood Azhar, who is wanted by India for terrorism. |
| Posted by:Fred |