Palestinian envoy to Pakistan was today seen sharing stage with Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, triggering sharp reaction from India.
Palestinian envoy to Pakistan was today seen sharing stage with Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, triggering sharp reaction from India.
In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India is taking up the matter with the Palestinian authorities.
This comes days after India voted against Israel in the United Nations General Assembly in favour of a resolution opposing the recent decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as its capital.
According to media reports, Walid Abu Ali, the Palestinian envoy to Islamabad, attended a rally organised by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Rawalpindi on Friday morning.
Ali and Saeed shared the state during the event.
Difa-e-Pakistan Council (Defence of Pakistan Council or DPC), founded in 2012, is an alliance of Islamist groups in Pakistan, campaigning for breaking of ties with the United States and opposing relations with India.
The image of the two sharing the stage together was shared on Twitter by Pakistani journalist Omar R Quraishi.
Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, walked free on November 24 after the Pakistan government decided against detaining him further in any other case. He was under detention since January this year. The banned JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which carried out the 2008 Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people were killed.
The reports of a Palestinian envoy sharing stage with a known terrorist came as a surprise to many as India had just a week ago joined 127 other countries to vote against US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a move seen as in favour of Palestinian sentiments.
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