Pakistan Puts Lashkar Chief Hafiz Saeed Under House Arrest
Tue 31 Jan 2017, 07:25:46
LAHORE; Lashkar-e-Taiba
chief Hafiz Saeed has been detained and put under house arrest for six months
by Pakistani authorities. There are speculations that the crackdown came after
the US threatened sanctions against Pakistan unless action was taken against
Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which is also headed by Hafiz Saeed. For years, Hafiz Saeed has
been running free in Pakistan despite India presenting proof of his
involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which 166 people were killed.
involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which 166 people were killed.
The house arrest came after a directive from Pakistan's
Ministry of Interior dated January 27, ordering action against
Falah-E-Insaniyat Foundation and Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
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