Pakistan polls: Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed, son-in-law Hafiz Khalid Waleed among 265 candidates backed by JuD
FirstpostHafiz Saeed, who also carries a $10 million American bounty on his head for his role in terror activities, is not contesting the election. Lahore: Mumbai-terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son and his son-in-law are among 265 candidates fielded by the Jamaat-ud -Dawah for national and provincial Assembly seats across Pakistan in the 25 July general election, with the banned group’s political wing vowing to make the country a “citadel of Islam.” Saeed, who also carries a $10 million American bounty on his head for his role in terror activities, is not contesting the election. “The nomination papers of 265 candidates — 80 on National Assembly and 185 on provincial Assembly seats — including that of Hafiz Saeed’s son Hafiz Talha Saeed and son-in-law Hafiz Khalid Waleed have been accepted by the Returning Officers,” a MML official told PTI on Thursday. According to the US Treasury Department: “Qari Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, a member of LeT’s central advisory committee, has held several different leadership positions in the group since 2006.