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Pakistani Court: Hardline Cleric to Remain Free

   VOA News 25 May 2010
   In  this  Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is seen during
   an  anti-Indian  rally  to  show  solidarity with Indian Kashmiris, in
   Lahore, Pakistan.

Photo: AP

   In  this  Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is seen during
   an  anti-Indian  rally  to  show  solidarity with Indian Kashmiris, in
   Lahore, Pakistan.

   Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot detain a
   hard-line Islamic cleric who India accuses of planning the deadly 2008
   terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
   The  high  court  on Tuesday rejected a government appeal and upheld a
   lower court ruling that there is not enough evidence to imprison Hafiz
   Mohammad Saeed.
   Saeed  is  the  alleged founder of the banned Pakistani-based militant
   group  Lashkar  e-Taiba, which India blames for the three-day siege in
   India's  financial  hub  that  killed  166 people. The attack strained
   relations between India and Pakistan.
   Indian  Foreign  Secretary  Nirupama  Rao  expressed disappointment at