Nirupama Subramanian

ISLAMABAD: U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, who arrived here on Wednesday, was quoted by Geo television as saying the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed “has disturbed us all.”

Later, at a joint press conference with President Asif Ali Zardari, Mr. Holbrooke offered only an oblique comment on Mr. Saeed’s release by the Lahore High Court on Tuesday….[Full Text]