Pakistan Court bans Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Phantom’ on Hafiz Saeeds plea

Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Phantom‘ is all set to hit the theaters on 28th August. The Kabir Khan directorial is all about tackling terrorism at it’s roots. The movie has brought up the issue of the Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed being brought to justice.

In a petition filed in the Lahore High Court on August 8, Saeed’s advocate A K Dogar had said, “There is a direct threat to the life of the petitioner (Saeed) and his associates emanating from the content of the trailer of the film. It is obvious that dialogues coming out of the lips of the different Indian actors and actresses will poison the minds of Pakistani public and will portray Hafiz Saeed as terrorist even though JuD has not been declared as a proscribed organisation.”

Lahore High Court judge Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued the order to ban the release of the Saif Ali Khan-starrer film in the theaters in Pakistan after hearing the arguments of Saeed’s counsel and the government law officer.

Hafiz Saeeds lawyer A.K. Dogar said that the Pakistani court has banned the release of Saif Ali Khan starrer Phantom in Pakistan.