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"The Pakistani government and opposition on Thursday united in criticism of a newly announced $10 million American bounty for Hafiz Saeed, a militant leader accused of orchestrating the 2008 attacks in Mumbai," Salman Masood writes in The New York Times. During a heated session of Parliament, lawmakers demanded that Washington provide proof of Mr. Saeed's terrorist credentials, Mr. Masood writes.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani warned that the American reward, which was announced by a senior State Department official in India on Monday, was a "negative message" and would "further widen the trust deficit" between the two countries," he writes.
Opposition lawmakers said the American offer of $10 million for information leading to the capture or arrest of Mr. Saeed, who is accused of leading the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and who lives openly in the eastern city of Lahore, was "mind boggling" and "ridiculous."
"Today, Hafiz Saeed has been targeted. Tomorrow, any other ordinary Pakistani citizen can get the same treatment," said Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the leader of the opposition in the national assembly.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani warned that the American reward, which was announced by a senior State Department official in India on Monday, was a "negative message" and would "further widen the trust deficit" between the two countries," he writes.
Opposition lawmakers said the American offer of $10 million for information leading to the capture or arrest of Mr. Saeed, who is accused of leading the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and who lives openly in the eastern city of Lahore, was "mind boggling" and "ridiculous."
"Today, Hafiz Saeed has been targeted. Tomorrow, any other ordinary Pakistani citizen can get the same treatment," said Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the leader of the opposition in the national assembly.
