Lahore: Banned JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is linked to the Mumbai terror attacks, on Thursday asked Pakistan's religious parties to form an alliance to oppose "America's agenda" in the region, two days after the Lahore High Court ordered his release from the house arrest.
During a meeting with a Jamaat-e-Islami delegation led by Syed Munawwar Hassan, Saeed stressed the need for an alliance of all religious parties with a "one-point anti-American agenda," saying this would be "in the national interest."
The Jamaat-e-Islami delegation, which met Saeed at his residence in Johar Town here, hailed his release from detention on the Lahore High Court's order.
The High Court freed Saeed and one of his close aides on Tuesday, nearly six months after they were detained in connection with the Mumbai terrorist attacks. India has expressed unhappiness at the release of Saeed, who founded the Lashker-e-Taiba that has been blamed for the Mumbai attacks.
After the meeting, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hassan told reporters that Saeed was released on the court's order and the US and India have "no right" to raise objections on the issue.