Rana Sanaullah: Police Officials and Law Defence

rana sanaullah: Rana Sanaullah also embraced some sectarian leaders whose groups have been accused of fomenting violence against minority Islamic sects, raising questions about his commitment to ridding Punjab of militants, according to Metro News. Two police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the operations, said another 36 militants died in shootouts with police and in paramilitary operations since the sweep began last month. The roughly two-week operation comes despite the provincial law minister's defence of some groups designated as terrorist organizations and banned by Pakistan but resurrected under new names. In an interview with The Associated Press, however, Sanaullah questioned the label of terrorist for anti-Indian militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has resurfaced as Jamaat ud Daawa. They are related to Kashmir. Last month, Pakistan placed Hafiz Saeed, a declared terrorist with a U.S.-imposed 10 million bounty on his head, under house arrest, yet Sanaullah questioned allegations against Saeed, who is connected mostly to militant attacks in Indian-held Kashmir, a Himalayan region whose ownership is contested by both Pakistan and India and claimed by both in its entirety. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.