Toronto:
India on Monday asked Pakistan to restrict people like Jamat-Ul-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed as their activities were not doing any good to the relationship between the two neighbours.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh briefed US President Barack Obama about the peace initiatives with Pakistan but made it clear that Islamabad should abide by its commitment of not allowing terrorism emanating from its soil directed against India.
When asked about Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's reported statement that it was not possible for either Pakistan or India to control the likes of Saeed, she said, it was possible for Pakistan to control the activities of people like him who were not doing right for the relationship between the two countries.
She said that, Home Minister P Chidambaram during his trip to Pakistan had told them that it was India's hope that Pakistan continues to pay attention to the activities of Saeed
"Our concerns about Hafiz Saeed have been very effectively conveyed to the Pakistani government and it continues to be our hope that Pakistan will pay close attention to what we are saying about individuals like Saeed," said Nirupama Rao.
"We think it should still be possible for Pakistan to put some control about the activities of such persons who are not doing anything good for the relationship between the two
countries," Rao added.