Pak erupts over Hafiz’s detention

Islamabad, January 31 

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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed’s detention may help ease Indo-Pak tension, media here said today even as supporters of the Mumbai attack mastermind launched protests across major cities against the government’s decision which they say was taken under pressure from the US and India.

Saeed, who was detained yesterday at his Lahore headquarters, has been shifted to his residence which has been declared as a sub-jail by authorities in Punjab province. The authorities have also started to remove the banners of JuD from the roads of Lahore.

National flags have been hoisted at the JuD offices in Lahore, instead of party flags, on the directives of the provincial home department. As he was placed under house arrest, his supporters launched protests in cities like Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

“The detention of Hafiz Saeed could help ease tensions between nuclear-armed foes Pakistan and India, although New Delhi has not yet responded,” Express Tribune commented. The action comes amidst pressure on Pakistan from the Trump administration. — PTI