Coming soon, Dawa by another name
In what vindicates New Delhi’s scepticism that a mere ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa would not turn off the terror tap, an outfit’s spokesman said it was not concerned by the international clamp down and would carry on with its activities.
A report from Islamabad quoting Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi, chief of Jamaat in PoK, said his organisation, ���does not take permission from UN��� to carry out its activities. Speaking to Pakistan���s Geo News before the UNSC imposed restrictions on the Jamaat, chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed said the allegations levelled by India against his group at the UN were ���baseless and unfounded���.
Saeed said he would approach the world body to make it clear that his organisation was only engaged in ���relief and educational��� activities in Pakistan. ���We will demand our rights from the world.
We are writing a letter to UNSC in which we will make it clear that Jamaat-ud-Dawa is a well-known organisation of Pakistan engaged in relief works,��� said Saeed, who was surrounded by several young men but did not allow himself to be filmed by TV crews, though the press conference was aired live by almost all channels.
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