Overview
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Pakistan would not oppose handing over Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Masood Azhar if India cooperates with evidence and witness testimony
- Talha Saeed condemned the offer as a betrayal of Pakistan’s sovereignty and state policy, demanding Bhutto retract his remarks
- PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram called the proposal ill-advised and accused Bhutto of undermining national security discourse
- Top intelligence sources report jihadist factions view the extradition suggestion as an act of treason and warn of possible violent backlash
- Legal experts note that despite no bilateral treaty, double criminality provisions under international law could enable Pakistan to extradite terror suspects