...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
's (JuD) Chief Hafiz Saeed
...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat...
and allow him to continue his social welfare activities until April 23, the date of the next hearing.
Justice Ameenud Din Khan, who heard the petition filed by A.K. Dogar on Saeed's behalf, also directed the authorities to submit their responses on the JuD leader's petition by April 23.
Saeed alleged in his petition that the government was interfering in his party's welfare projects because it had bowed down to pressure from India and the United States.
The petition argues that barring an organization or party from indulging in charity work goes against the Constitution.
Dogar, who was representing Saeed today, urged that since the case was of a "sensitive nature", the court should form a full bench. Justice Khan responded that the decision to constitute a full bench will be made in the next hearing.
Saeed had filed a nearly identical petition through Dogar before the same judge last month. Justice Khan had directed the federal and provincial governments to submit their responses by April 27.
However,
it was a brave man who first ate an oyster...
due to the similar nature of both petitions, the court decided to club the cases.
After hearing Saeed's arguments in today's hearing, Justice Khan issued notices to the federal and provincial governments again, directing them to file their replies. The hearing was subsequently adjourned until April 23.