May 2, 2017 12:38 AM

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Pak extends by 3 months the house arrest of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan has extended by three months the house arrest of Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed under the country's anti- terrorism act. Pakistan's Punjab government spokesman Malik Ahmed Khan said provincial government today issued a notification extending the house arrest of Hafiz Saeed and his four aides for 90 days more. <br/>'<br/>The government on January 30 had put Saeed and his four aides under house arrest in Lahore for their alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to peace and security. The house arrest was made for a period of 90 days that ended last night. According to media reports, the Nawaz Sharif government had detained Saeed after the Trump administration, which had just taken over, had told Pakistan that it may face sanctions if it did not act against JuD and its chief.<br/>'<br/>Saeed was also put under house arrest after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, but he was freed by a court in 2009. The US had offered 10 million dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Saeed, who heads the Muslim charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD). Washington says JuD is a front for the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).<br/><br/>''''''<br/>

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