ISLAMABAD – Pakistani political party placed on the US list of foreignterrorist organisations vowed on Wednesday to continue its politicalactivities and participate in upcoming elections.
The Milli Muslim League (MML) is controlled by Islamist leader HafizSaeed , who has a $10 million US bounty on his head. The group shot toprominence after fielding a candidate in a September 2017 by-election tofill a seat vacated by deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
The US state department put MML an affiliate of (LeT), or Army of the Pure,blamed for a bloody 2008 attack in India.
“We clearly state that on US announcements we will not discontinue ourpolitical activities at any cost,” MML president Saifullah Khalid said,reading from a statement in Karachi.
“Milli Muslim League will fully participate in the 2018 elections and willfield candidates from across Pakistan.”
Saeed is the founder of LeT, which is also on the US terrorist list andblamed by the United States and India for a four-day militant attack onMumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed.
Saeed has repeatedly denied involvement in the attack.
Images of Saeed appeared on MML campaign posters during rallies held in twomajor Pakistani cities leading up to by-elections last year. – Agencies