The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition of Jamatud Dawa(JuD) Chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides for further arguments to March 27. AK Dogar, counsel for Hafiz Saeed, submitted that his clients are serving the humanity. The court observed that in the line of service, some steps were taken which went beyond the service and created disturbance.
In reply to the petition, a law officer submitted that the Jamatud Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation are engaged in certain activities which could be prejudicial to peace and security and in violation of Pakistan's obligations to the UN Security Council resolution. He said the names of petitioners were placed in the 4th schedule and were detained for a period of 90 days on January 30. He said they can file representations against their detention orders before the home secretary according to the law.
He, therefore, prayed the court to dismiss the petition. Advocate Dogar submitted that his clients were detained under pressure from the US and India. If the government finds anything wrong on the part of his clients, it should deal with them in accordance with the law of the land and not under the obligations of the UN resolution.