India's External Affairs Ministry expressed ‘serious doubts’ about Pakistan’s
‘sincerity’ in dealing with terrorism after Hafiz Saeed was released from house
arrest on the orders of Lahore High Court. –File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday told India to refrain from commenting on court decisions and questioning its sincerity about action against terrorist outfits.
‘Polemics and unfounded insinuations cannot advance the cause of justice in civilized societies. Legal processes cannot and must not be interfered with,’ said Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit while commenting on Indian External Affairs Ministry’s criticism of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed’s release.
Hafiz Saeed was put under arrest following Mumbai attacks.
The India External Affairs Ministry expressed ‘serious doubts’ about Pakistan’s ‘sincerity’ in dealing with terrorism after Hafiz Saeed was released from house arrest on the orders of Lahore High Court.
Basit dismissed Indian concerns as ‘misplaced.’
He stressed that the Pakistani government knew its national and international obligations and had shown complete sincerity and commitment in the Mumbai attack probe.
Indian authorities, the spokesman recalled, is yet to provide an English translation of the information material about the Mumbai attack which they handed over to Pakistan on May 20 in Hindi and Marathi languages.