For the first time in years, Mumbai attack mastermind and Jammat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was not allowed by the government on Wednesday to lead Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at his favourite venue Qaddafi Stadium here, an official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJuD chief Saeed wanted to lead the Eid prayers at the Qaddafi Stadium but he was conveyed by an official of the Punjab government a day before that he could not do so. In case he goes ahead with his plan the government may arrest him,\u201d the official privy to the development .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said Saeed having no other option \u201cfollowed the government direction\u201d and dropped the idea of leading the prayers at the Qaddafi Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saeed had been leading the prayers on both Eid-ul Fitr and Eid-ul Azha at the Qaddafi Stadium for last many years without any hindrance. Rather the government used to provide him foolproof security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the past Saeed not only led the prayers but also propagated his views especially on Kashmir before a large gathering of people assembled on such religious festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In February, Paris-based international terror financing watchdog FATF decided to continue the \u2018grey\u2019 listing of Pakistan for its failure to stop funding of terrorist groups such as the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the JuD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, Saeed was barred by the government from delivering weekly Friday sermon at Jamia Masjid Qadsia, the JuD headquarters in Lahore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saeed was never stopped from delivering Friday sermons even during the years when Masjid Qadsia\u2019s control was under the Punjab government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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