LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that the government will act according to the law in the Hafiz Saeed, Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) case.
“The government will implement the law within the legal framework in this case and follow the court order,” he told Arab News on Thursday.
“Legal action cannot be defined as illegitimate,” he added.
The provincial minister was clarifying the government’s position as the court order barred the authorities from taking adverse action against Saeed, Jamaat-ud–Dawa (JuD) chief, until the final decision.
On Wednesday, a judge of the Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Ameenuddin, directed the federal and Punjab governments not to “pass any adverse order against Hafiz Saeed, Jamat ud Dawa or Falah-e- Insaniyat Foundation” before the case is heard again on April 4.
The direction continues a high court restraining order, issued on Jan. 23, following a petition filed for Saeed by his lawyer, AK Dogar.
Dogar said that the government wanted to arrest Saeed “owing to the external pressure” from the US and India.
“We moved the court against taking any illegal action against Hafiz Saeed and his two organizations— Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) on Jan. 23 this year and the court directed the government not to pass any adverse order against him (Saeed) and the organizations,” Dogar told Arab News.
“On Wednesday the date (of hearing ) was extended as the opponents had not submitted their reply. The last order continues,” he concluded.
A JuD spokesman told Arab News that they had moved the court against the possible arrest of Saeed and any “illegal” action against Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) and the court had directed the government not to arrest him.
“We submitted in the court that — on the pressure of America and India — the government wanted to arrest Hafiz Saeed. The court, while issuing notices to the respondents, directed the government not to arrest him (Saeed),” Ahmad Nadeem, Deputy Secretary Information said.
The federal government banned Saeed’s JuD party and the charity organization Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) in the light of a UN resolution on Feb. 14. The Pakistan government had to amend the existing anti-terrorism law to take this decision. Pakistan has seized the assets JuD and FIF.
“JuD is a banned organization and the Punjab government has taken over all its assets,” Sanaullah confirmed to Arab News on Feb. 16.
On Wednesday the federal and Punjab governments failed to submit their reply and requested more time from the court. The court has deferred the matter to April 4.
“The government will implement the law within the legal framework in this case and follow the court order,” he told Arab News on Thursday.
“Legal action cannot be defined as illegitimate,” he added.
The provincial minister was clarifying the government’s position as the court order barred the authorities from taking adverse action against Saeed, Jamaat-ud–Dawa (JuD) chief, until the final decision.
On Wednesday, a judge of the Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Ameenuddin, directed the federal and Punjab governments not to “pass any adverse order against Hafiz Saeed, Jamat ud Dawa or Falah-e- Insaniyat Foundation” before the case is heard again on April 4.
The direction continues a high court restraining order, issued on Jan. 23, following a petition filed for Saeed by his lawyer, AK Dogar.
Dogar said that the government wanted to arrest Saeed “owing to the external pressure” from the US and India.
“We moved the court against taking any illegal action against Hafiz Saeed and his two organizations— Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) on Jan. 23 this year and the court directed the government not to pass any adverse order against him (Saeed) and the organizations,” Dogar told Arab News.
“On Wednesday the date (of hearing ) was extended as the opponents had not submitted their reply. The last order continues,” he concluded.
A JuD spokesman told Arab News that they had moved the court against the possible arrest of Saeed and any “illegal” action against Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) and the court had directed the government not to arrest him.
“We submitted in the court that — on the pressure of America and India — the government wanted to arrest Hafiz Saeed. The court, while issuing notices to the respondents, directed the government not to arrest him (Saeed),” Ahmad Nadeem, Deputy Secretary Information said.
The federal government banned Saeed’s JuD party and the charity organization Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) in the light of a UN resolution on Feb. 14. The Pakistan government had to amend the existing anti-terrorism law to take this decision. Pakistan has seized the assets JuD and FIF.
“JuD is a banned organization and the Punjab government has taken over all its assets,” Sanaullah confirmed to Arab News on Feb. 16.
On Wednesday the federal and Punjab governments failed to submit their reply and requested more time from the court. The court has deferred the matter to April 4.
