Pakistan has received a request from the Indian authorities, seeking extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, the Foreign Office spokesperson said Friday. Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated this in response to media queries regarding India’s request to extradite Hafiz Saeed.
However, there might be no plans to follow up on India’s request, as according to the spokesperson, “no bilateral extradition treaty exists between Pakistan and India”.
India blames Saeed for being involved in attacks across the borders, however, the chief of the banned outfit has denied all claims.
A Pakistani court had sentenced Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the armed group blamed by the United States and India for the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege, to 31 years in prison in two cases of terrorism financing.
