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Coventina

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Tue Jul-07-09 09:20 AM
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Pakistan seeks 'militant' arrest

Source: BBC

Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected on technical grounds appeals lodged by the government seeking the re-arrest of the head of an Islamic charity.

The government challenged a ruling to free Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, whose charity is suspected of being linked to a group accused of the Mumbai attacks.

The charity denies any links with militants involved in the attacks.

Lawyers for the Pakistani government said they would re-file the appeal after removing the technical flaws.

Mr Saeed was released by a court in June which found there was insufficient evidence for his continued detention.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8137522.stm

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Tue Jul-07-09 02:12 PM
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1. I told you so ....

The entire Pakistani establishment is complicit in terror ... using terror as official state policy vis à vis India.

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