Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror outfit on Friday criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for promising action against the group during his meeting with US President Barack Obama.
"Prime Minister Sharif's promise of taking action against the group was aimed at pleasing New Delhi," its spokesman Abdullah Gaznavi said in an e-mail statement. He said Sharif's statement has "hurt the sentiments of Kashmiri Muslims" and it will have a bearing in the state.
"His (Sharif's) action cannot be termed as right and beneficial for the freedom struggle of Kashmiris," he said. Sharif promised action against all terrorist networks, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, in a joint statement issued after his talks with Obama on Thursday.
In a joint statement issued after Sharif Pakistan committed itself to taking action against LeT and its affiliates. "The Prime Minister apprised the President about Pakistan's resolve to take effective action against United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliates, as per its international commitments and obligations under UN Security Council resolutions and the Financial Action Task Force," the joint statement said.
According to officials, the issue of action against LeT was raised by none other than Obama himself who pressed Sharif to commit for taking action against this terrorist group, which among others has been responsible for the Mumbai terrorist attack.
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