Hafiz Saeed has announced that his organisation Jamat-ud-Dawah would contest Pakistan’s 2018 general elections under Milli Muslim League — a still-to-be-registered political front.
“The Milli Muslim League (MML) is planning to contest next year’s general elections,” said Saeed, who has been designated as a terrorist by both the United Nations and the United States.
Talking to a group of columnists at the JuD headquarters in Chauburji here on Sunday, the JuD chief, who carries a bounty of $10 million announced by the US for his role in militant activities, said he would continue supporting the Kashmiris fighting the Indian forces.
“I want to tell India that I will continue to support Kashmiris no matter the difficulties. India wants us to stop raising our voices for the Kashmiris. It is building pressure on the Pakistani government. I want to tell Pakistan that back channel diplomacy has only harmed the Kashmir cause,” Saeed said, saying he was dedicating 2018 to Kashmiris.
He also said his detention in Pakistan and Hurriyat leaders in India was part of international agenda.
“This had been done to harm the Kashmir cause. India is angry at my being released from house arrest. I warn India if it does not stop its atrocities against Kashmiris, this struggle will intensify, and it (India) will have to face the music,” he said.
