Pakistan Court Bans Film After Suspected Militant Complains

A lawyer for a suspected Pakistani militant wanted by the U.S. said Thursday a court has banned an upcoming Bollywood movie that imagines his client being assassinated. Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, who has a $10 million bounty on his head over his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, had petitioned the Lahore High Court to ban the film Phantom, saying it posed a threat to his life and was Indian propaganda meant to hurt Pakistan's image. “It is absurd to say that [Saeed] is...

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