Saeed calls for jehad again,says one Mumbai not enough

Long-haired jehadis toting automatic weapons patrolled a mosque last week as the cleric who heads the militant network blamed for the Mumbai attacks preached inside.

Long-haired jehadis toting automatic weapons patrolled a mosque last week as the cleric who heads the militant network blamed for the Mumbai attacks preached inside. The groups supporters collected funds in the courtyard and later marched through Lahore,calling for the death of those who insult Islam.

Pakistan announced a ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa sealing the groups offices,freezing assets and rounding up leaders after the November 26,2008 Mumbai attack. But the group has scored a few wins in court against the government and is up and running again,exposing Islamabads unwillingness to fully crack down on militants who target India.

Saeed has exploited the legal limbo and openly challenged the Pakistan governments attempts to tamp down his group.

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On the governments Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 this year,Saeed addressed supporters in Lahore who waved LeT flags and shouted: Here comes Lashkar to kill the Hindus.

A Delhi-based news channel on Tuesday played a tape in which Saeed was heard threatening India with jehad. The speech was addressed to over 10,000 people,some even carrying Kalashnikovs,attending the rally.

Referring to the Mumbai attacks,Saeed said in his speech: One Mumbai is not enough.

If America with the help of NATO and all its weapons could not maintain its occupation in Afghanistan,India too will not be able to hold on to Kashmir anymore, Saeed told the crowd.

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He also suggested India and Pakistan discuss the creation of Bangladesh and renegotiate the partition of India.

The resurgence of the group could chill the first round of peace talks between Pakistan and India since the attacks.

India is insisting the negotiations on Thursday to focus on Pakistans efforts to rein in groups such as JuD; Pakistan wants all issues,including Kashmir,to be on the table.

Both nations mobilised troops to their shared border as tensions spiked following Mumbai. Another major attack by Pakistani militants on Indian soil would put New Delhi under intense domestic pressure to mount a military response.