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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered to quash cases against the Jammat-ud-Dawa Chief Hafiz Saeed under terrorism act, Dunya News Monday reported. The court observed that JD was not a banned organization. A division bench comprising of Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Najam-ul-Hasan heard the case. Giving arguments, Saeeds lawyer AK Dogar said that Punjab Government hadnt presented any sort of order in the court and talking about Islam didnt come under terrorism act. Assistant Advocate General Punjab Malik Abdul Aziz told the court that the government hadnt issued any notification to declare JD as banned organization. Justice Khosa remarked that inviting somebody on iftari and addressing some ceremony wasnt a crime however collecting donation for a banned organization was a crime. Should we do terrorism with the law if the others are doing terrorism, Justice Khosa remarked. The court told that the cases registered against Hafiz Saeed didnt come under terrorism act and should be dropped. Noted analyst Dr Hasan Askari told Dunya News that Indias response would be negative in this regard. He opined that India watched its interests in a secured style and had a negative approach. The India will give statements on it and Pak-India relations are already sour these days, he added.
