26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed says his JuD not terror outfit, serves people

June 27, 2014 15:51

The leader of a Pakistani Islamist organization that was labeled a terror group and slapped with economic sanctions by the United States denied having any links to militancy on Thursday and vowed to hold protests, reports the AFP.

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who is chief of Jamat-ud-Dawa (Organisation for Preaching), insisted his group was a charity and not a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit which carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks. "Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has no link whatsoever with Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is a resistance wing in Kashmir," he told a press conference in Lahore.

"It is an independent Pakistani organization taking part in the promotion of education and relief operations. It is only serving the Pakistani people," added Saeed.

Also read: US names Hafeez Saeed's JuD as terror outfit

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