(a) whether the Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) shared
dias with the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD) chief Hafiz Saeed in Islamabad recently
to register protest against theexecution of Afzal Guru; and
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) to (b) The Government of India has been informed by the High Commission in Islamabad
the Chairman of the so called Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),; Mohd. Yasin Malik
organized a 24 hour hunger strike at National Press Club, Islamabad on February 10, 2013 and
that Hafiz Saeed briefly joined the protest. The involvement of Hafiz Saeed in terrorist
activities against India, from Pakistan and territories under Pakistan’s control, including
the Mumbai attacks, is well known. The fact that the said Hafiz Saeed joined the programme
of Mohd. Yasin Malik has been noted by the Government.