Palestine envoy at Hafiz rally irks India

December 30, 2017 01:14 am | Updated 12:20 pm IST - New Delhi

Hafiz Saeed.

Hafiz Saeed.

India will strongly take up with Palestine the issue of its ambassador in Pakistan attending a rally organised by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

“We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian ambassador in New Delhi and with the Palestinian authorities,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. He was reacting to a query on reports and photographs of the Palestinian ambassador participating in the rally.

According to reports, Palestinian ambassador in Islamabad Walid Abu Ali attended a rally organised by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Rawalpindi on Friday.

Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan) Council (DPC) is an alliance of Islamist groups in Pakistan, including Saeed’s outfit.

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