LAHORE: The United States (US) has voiced concerns over the release of Hafiz Saeed from house arrest on the orders of Lahore High Court (LHC).
“The United States is deeply concerned that
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) leader Ha
fiz Seed has been released from house arrest in Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement on Friday.
The US, who had offered $10 million as an award for information that could le
ad to Saeed’s arrest urged Paki
stan government to arrest and charge him.
“The Pakistani government should make sure that he is arrested and charged for his crimes,” State Department spokesperson
said.
US had also declared Hafiz Saeed a “global terrorist”.