Great pressure exerted to find Hafiz Saeed: US President Donald Trump
5 years, 5 months ago

Great pressure exerted to find Hafiz Saeed: US President Donald Trump

India Today  

Hours after the Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Hafiz Saeed was arrested in Lahore on the charges of terror financing, United States President Donald Trump said that great pressure had been exerted over the last two years to find the Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief. Hafiz Saeed, a United Nations-designated terrorist, was travelling to Gujranwala from Lahore to get pre-arrest bail when he was arrested, an official said. Taking to Twitter, Donald Trump said, "After a ten-year search, the so-called "mastermind" of the Mumbai terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Hafiz Saeed-led JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.

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Hafiz Saeed’s aide Abdul Rehman Makki, designated global terrorist, dies in Lahore
1 week, 6 days ago

Hafiz Saeed’s aide Abdul Rehman Makki, designated global terrorist, dies in Lahore

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Abdul Rehman Makki, the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and designated a global terrorist by the US and the UN following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, died in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday. Abdul Rehman Makki was frequently seen with HafizSaeed addressing gatherings where he called for jihad against India in the name of …

26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Abdul Rehman Makki dies in Pakistan
2 weeks ago

26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Abdul Rehman Makki dies in Pakistan

Live Mint  

Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law and banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa deputy chief Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki died of a heart attack here on Friday, news agency PTI reported. Abdul Rehman Makki is wanted by the Indian Government,” reads his profile on UN Security Council website. Makki was involved in providing financing for the 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks, which left 166 people …

16 years after 26/11 Mumbai attacks, where are the perpetrators?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

16 years after 26/11 Mumbai attacks, where are the perpetrators?

Firstpost  

It’s been 16 years since 10 terrorists entered the city of Mumbai and carried out audacious attacks across prominent locations, killing 166 people and injuring another 300. Abu Jundal For the 10 terrorists to enter Mumbai from Pakistan and unleash chaos and mayhem in the streets of ‘Maximum city’, they needed help and support which they received from Syed Zabiuddin …

26/11 mastermind, LeT founder Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi ‘confirmed deceased’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

26/11 mastermind, LeT founder Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi ‘confirmed deceased’

Live Mint  

The founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, is "Confirmed Deceased", the United Nations Security Council stated. Bhuttavi also served as the deputy to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The date on which the narrative summary about Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi became available on the Committee's website was March 14, 2012, whereas it was updated on December …

26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed serving 78-year imprisonment sentence in Pakistan: UN
1 year ago

26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed serving 78-year imprisonment sentence in Pakistan: UN

India TV News  

Hafiz Saeed, the founder of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and the mastermind of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, is serving a 78-year imprisonment sentence in the custody of Pakistan after being convicted in at least seven terror financing cases, the United Nations said in updated information. Last month, India formally asked Pakistan for the extradition of the UN-proscribed terrorist, who …

India seeks extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan
1 year ago

India seeks extradition of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from Pakistan

The Hindu  

India has asked Pakistan to extradite Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and a United Nations-proscribed terrorist, who is wanted by Indian probe agencies in a number of terror cases. India also took note of reports of Saeed's son Talha Saeed standing for elections in Pakistan and said the "mainstreaming" of radical terrorist outfits in that …

Hafiz Saeed extradition: Pakistan says ‘no bilateral deportation treaty’ exists
1 year ago

Hafiz Saeed extradition: Pakistan says ‘no bilateral deportation treaty’ exists

Live Mint  

Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra has informed that they received India's request to extradite Lashkar-E-Taiba chief and alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Zahra has said that no bilateral extradition treaty exists between India and Pakistan for the extradition process of the United Nations proscribed terrorist. In a statement, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "Pakistan has …

India asks Pakistan to hand over 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed
1 year ago

India asks Pakistan to hand over 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Hindustan Times  

India has asked Pakistan to hand over Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, who is wanted in the country for several terror attacks including the 2008 assault on Mumbai, according to reports in the Pakistani media. Hafiz Saeed has been convicted and sentenced in at least five cases of terror financing since 2020 Read here: Pakistan's Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Saeed kin, …

India seeks extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed from Pak
1 year ago

India seeks extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed from Pak

Live Mint  

India has sought extradition of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. According to an India Today report citing people familiar with the development in the India government, the Ministry of External Affairs has sent a formal extradition request of terrorist Hafiz Saeed, to Pakistan. The report also said that India's Ministry of External …

26/11 Mumbai attacks: India formally asks Pakistan to extradite mastermind Hafiz Saeed, say sources
1 year ago

26/11 Mumbai attacks: India formally asks Pakistan to extradite mastermind Hafiz Saeed, say sources

India TV News  

In a major development, the Indian government has officially requested Pakistan to extradite the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and mastermind of the 26/11 terror attack, Hafiz Saeed. According to diplomatic sources, the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received the official request from the Indian government, urging the initiation of the legal process for the extradition of Hafiz Saeed. "India has …

Hafiz Saeed's Close Aide Killed In Broad Daylight; Fear Grips Pak Terrorists | Details
1 year, 3 months ago

Hafiz Saeed's Close Aide Killed In Broad Daylight; Fear Grips Pak Terrorists | Details

Hindustan Times  

Hafiz Saeed's Close Aide Killed In Broad Daylight; Fear Grips Pak Terrorists | Details Mufti Qaiser Farooq, one of the close associates of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead in Karachi. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported that Farooq was shot in a "targeted attack" near a religious institution in the Samanabad area on Saturday. Watch this video to know …

Pakistan's Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Saeed kin, listed as global terrorist by UN
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan's Abdul Rehman Makki, Hafiz Saeed kin, listed as global terrorist by UN

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Security Council on Monday listed Abdul Rehman Makki, a Pakistan-based terrorist and brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, as a global terrorist under its ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. Abdul Rehman Makki Makki has already been listed as a terrorist by India and US under their domestic laws. In June 2022, India had slammed China after it …

From David Headley to Hafiz Saeed, Conspirators of 26/11 Attacks & Where They Are Now
2 years, 1 month ago

From David Headley to Hafiz Saeed, Conspirators of 26/11 Attacks & Where They Are Now

News 18  

The burning dome of Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, blood-stained floors of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and two-year-old ‘Baby Moshe’ clinging on to his nanny at Chabad House — 14 years on, these images continue to haunt India and the world. The 70-year-old was finally sentenced to jail for 15 years in 2020 but has often been spotted roaming freely and …

Terror industry is thriving in Pakistan 14 years after 26/11
2 years, 1 month ago

Terror industry is thriving in Pakistan 14 years after 26/11

Hindustan Times  

At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit earlier this month, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar summarily dismissed a question on possible India-Pakistan dialogue by saying that India was ready for dialogue once Pakistan ceases to export terror. It is to the credit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has gotten out of the vicious cycle of terror-talks with Pakistan, where …

Pakistan quietly jails 2008 Mumbai terror attack handler Sajid Mir for 15 years in terror financing case
2 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan quietly jails 2008 Mumbai terror attack handler Sajid Mir for 15 years in terror financing case

Firstpost  

His sentencing comes as Islamabad prepares for on site visit by the officials from the global terror financing watchdog FATF to verify the implementation of Pakistan’s relevant anti-money laundering and terrorism-financing reforms Lahore: Sajid Majeed Mir, one of India’s most wanted terrorists on whom the US has placed a bounty of USD 5 million for his role in the 26/11 …

26/11 Mumbai Attacks Mastermind Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail In Pakistan In Terror-Financing Case
2 years, 6 months ago

26/11 Mumbai Attacks Mastermind Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail In Pakistan In Terror-Financing Case

News 18  

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has awarded over 15 years jail term in a terror-financing case to a main handler of deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. “An anti-terrorism court in Lahore early this month had handed down over 15 years jail term to Sajid Majeed Mir, an activist of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, on a terror financing case,” a senior lawyer associated with …

26/11 Mumbai terror attack handler jailed for 15 years in Pakistan
2 years, 6 months ago

26/11 Mumbai terror attack handler jailed for 15 years in Pakistan

India Today  

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan awarded a 15-year jail term in a terror financing case to Sajid Mir, an operative of the proscribed terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba and the alleged mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks this month. “An anti-terrorism court in Lahore early this month handed down a 15-year jail term to Sajid Majeed Mir, an activist of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, …

Sajid Mir, 'dead' mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Sajid Mir, 'dead' mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks arrested

Op India  

Sajid Mir, a prominent Lashkar-e-Taiba leader located in Pakistan who was one of the key conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has been detained by Pakistan. The Paks first said Sajid Mir doesn’t exist; then they said they don’t know who he is; then they said he is dead; now they pulled his ‘dead’ body from the grave & …

Designation failure: The Hindu Editorial on China’s decision to block U.N. terror tag for Lashkar leader Abdul Rahman Makki
2 years, 6 months ago

Designation failure: The Hindu Editorial on China’s decision to block U.N. terror tag for Lashkar leader Abdul Rahman Makki

The Hindu  

There is a sense of déjà vu about China’s decision on June 16 to block the UN Security Council designation of Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rahman Makki as a terrorist, given that Beijing had repeatedly blocked the designation of the Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar until 2019, and other terror designations prior to that. Given what India and the U.S., which …

Abdul Rehman Makki | LeT’s terror financier
2 years, 6 months ago

Abdul Rehman Makki | LeT’s terror financier

The Hindu  

In January 2018, a special cell of the Delhi Police arrested Bilal Ahmed Kawa at the Delhi airport. India and the U.S. jointly proposed, on June 1, to list Makki under the UN Security Council’s Al-Qaeda and ISIL Sanctions Committee, also known as the UNSC 1267 Committee. Sources disclosed that the proposal to list Makki under the UN Security Council …

Govt Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief Hafiz Saeed’s Son Talha As Individual Terrorist
2 years, 9 months ago

Govt Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief Hafiz Saeed’s Son Talha As Individual Terrorist

News 18  

Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Saeed – mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks – on Friday was labelled as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act by the Union ministry of home affairs. “Central Government believes that Hafiz Talha Saeed is involved in terrorism and Hafiz Talha Saeed should be notified as a terrorist under the said Act… …

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son declared a terrorist by India
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son declared a terrorist by India

India Today  

Hafiz Talha Saeed, the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, has been declared a terrorist by the government. Read: Terrorist Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail by Pak court in 2 terror cases He has also been actively visiting various LeT centres across Pakistan, and during his sermons propagating jihad against India, …

India declares 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son as terrorist
2 years, 9 months ago

India declares 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son as terrorist

India TV News  

Highlights Hafiz Talha Saeed is the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed Home Ministry declared him a terrorist for working against interests of India Saeed has been actively visiting various LeT centres across Pakistan Hafiz Talha Saeed, the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, has been declared a …

Pakistan's Anti-terrorism Court Sentences 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Two More Terror Financing Cases
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan's Anti-terrorism Court Sentences 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Two More Terror Financing Cases

News 18  

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Friday sentenced Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed to 32 years in jail in two more terror financing cases. Saeed may have to spend not many years in jail because his sentence will run concurrently, a lawyer told PTI. On Friday, anti-terrorism court judge Ejaz Ahmad Bhuttar handed down 32 …

Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 32 years in two more terror financing cases
2 years, 9 months ago

Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 32 years in two more terror financing cases

The Hindu  

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Friday sentenced Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed to 32 years in jail in two more terror financing cases. Saeed may have to spend not many years in jail because his sentence will run concurrently, a lawyer told PTI. On Friday, anti-terrorism court judge Ejaz Ahmad Bhuttar handed down 32 …

Terrorist Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail by Pak court in 2 terror cases
2 years, 9 months ago

Terrorist Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail by Pak court in 2 terror cases

India Today  

Pakistan-based terrorist Hafiz Saeed, the co-founder of the terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba and the chief of another terror outfit, Jamaat-ud-Dawah, has been sentenced to 31 years in prison in two cases, Pakistan's media reported. Saeed, who has planned and funded several terror attacks, was the mastermind behind the devastating 2008 attacks in Mumbai - a series of terrorist strikes in 2008, …

India Slams Pak at UN, Says Perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Continue to Enjoy Its Patronage
2 years, 11 months ago

India Slams Pak at UN, Says Perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Continue to Enjoy Its Patronage

News 18  

Perpetrators of the heinous 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks continue to enjoy Pakistan's patronage, India has told the UN Security Council, saying that most terrorist attacks around the world have their origin, in some form or the other, in that country. Madhu Sudan said he is constrained to take the UNSC floor again, after India's envoy T S Tirumurti had delivered …

India slams Pak at UN, says 26/11 Mumbai attackers continue to enjoy patronage
2 years, 11 months ago

India slams Pak at UN, says 26/11 Mumbai attackers continue to enjoy patronage

Live Mint  

Perpetrators of the heinous 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks continue to enjoy Pakistan’s patronage, India has told the UN Security Council, saying that most terrorist attacks around the world have their origin, in some form or the other, in that country. Madhu Sudan said he is constrained to take the UNSC floor again, after India’s envoy T S Tirumurti had delivered …

Pakistan President accuses India of carrying out blast near Hafiz Saeed's home in Lahore
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan President accuses India of carrying out blast near Hafiz Saeed's home in Lahore

India Today  

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has accused India of supporting the perpetrators behind the June 23 bomb blast near the home of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed. "India is using Afghan soil for terrorism in Pakistan by providing training and funding to militants," the Pakistan President told a newspaper while referring to the blast in Lahore that killed four and injured over …

Hafiz Saeed was inside when bomb went off near his home last week, reveals journalist
3 years, 6 months ago

Hafiz Saeed was inside when bomb went off near his home last week, reveals journalist

India TV News  

Days after a powerful explosion took place near UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed's residence in Lahore, a Pakistani journalist has revealed that Saeed was indeed at home when the bomb went off and was the target of the attack. Speaking at a Dawn news programme 'Zara Hut Kay', journalist Amjad Saeed Sahani said: "Hafiz Saeed is a high-value target and we …

LeT Chief Hafiz Saeed's Assassination Attempt in Lahore Exposes Pakistan's Vanishing Jihadi Magic Trick
3 years, 6 months ago

LeT Chief Hafiz Saeed's Assassination Attempt in Lahore Exposes Pakistan's Vanishing Jihadi Magic Trick

News 18  

Five thousand people watched, one evening in 1918, as Jenny, the Elephant, was locked inside a giant box at the centre of the stage in New York’s famous Hippodrome theatre. The attempted assassination of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in Lahore on Wednesday has exposed the Pakistani intelligence services’ own version of the magic trick — the vanishing jihadist. The …

Pak anti-terrorism court jails Hafiz Saeed’s 3 aides in terror financing case
3 years, 11 months ago

Pak anti-terrorism court jails Hafiz Saeed’s 3 aides in terror financing case

Live Mint  

A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court has sentenced three leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah terrorist organisation to six months in prison in a case of terror financing. Saeed’s brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki, JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and Zafar Iqbal were handed down the six-month imprisonment each by the Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore. Early this week, the ATC handed down …

Pakistan's Anti-terrorism Court Jails 3 Leaders of Hafiz Saeed's JuD in Terror Financing Case
3 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan's Anti-terrorism Court Jails 3 Leaders of Hafiz Saeed's JuD in Terror Financing Case

News 18  

A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court on Friday sentenced three leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah terrorist organisation to six months in prison in a case of terror financing. Saeed’s brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki, spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and Zafar Iqbal were handed down the six-month imprisonment each by the Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore. Early this week, the ATC handed down …

Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi | The terror mastermind
4 years ago

Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi | The terror mastermind

The Hindu  

Just six days after his arrest on January 2, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the known Lashkar-e-Taiba mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror strikes, was sentenced to a five-year jail term on terror financing charges on January 8. It’s evident that where Indian pressure and American prodding didn’t work in ensuring Lakhvi’s conviction in the Mumbai terror strikes, in which 166 persons were …

Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi gets 5-year jail term
4 years ago

Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi gets 5-year jail term

Deccan Chronicle  

Lahore: Mumbai attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was sentenced to 5 years in jail on Friday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court here in a terror-financing case, amidst mounting international pressure on Islamabad to bring to justice terrorists roaming free in the country. Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar sentenced UN proscribed terrorist Lakhvi to five years …

LeT leader Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi sentenced to 5 years in jail in terror financing case
4 years ago

LeT leader Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi sentenced to 5 years in jail in terror financing case

The Hindu  

Mumbai attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi was sentenced to 5 years in jail on Friday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Lahore in a terror financing case, amidst mounting international pressure on Islamabad to bring to justice terrorists roaming free in the country. “The Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore convicted Lakhvi for commission of offences of terrorism financing in …

Mumbai Attack Mastermind and LeT Operations Commander Lakhvi Being Interrogated: Pakistan Official
4 years ago

Mumbai Attack Mastermind and LeT Operations Commander Lakhvi Being Interrogated: Pakistan Official

News 18  

Mumbai attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is being interrogated by Pakistan's counter terrorism authorities in Punjab province, an official said on Wednesday, four days after his arrest. UN proscribed terrorist Lakhvi, 61, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department of Punjab province on Saturday, amidst growing international …

U.S. welcomes arrest of 26/11 attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi
4 years ago

U.S. welcomes arrest of 26/11 attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi

The Hindu  

The U.S. has welcomed the arrest of Mumbai attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in Pakistan, terming it an ‘important step’ in holding him responsible for his role in supporting terrorism and its financing. Lakhvi was arrested on Saturday in Pakistan on terror financing charges, amidst growing international pressure on Islamabad to bring to justice terrorists roaming free …

US welcomes LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s arrest on charges of terror financing
4 years ago

US welcomes LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s arrest on charges of terror financing

Hindustan Times  

The United States on Tuesday welcomed the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi by Pakistani authorities on charges of terror financing but also called for his prosecution for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Lakhvi, one of the alleged masterminds of the Mumbai attacks, was arrested by Pakistani authorities on January 2 on charges of involvement in …

Pakistan arrests 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi on terror finance charges
4 years ago

Pakistan arrests 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi on terror finance charges

Firstpost  

Lakhvi is alleged to be a leader of the Lashker-e-Taiba group that organised the Mumbai attacks in 2008 that killed 166 people. He was detained days after the Mumbai attacks but released in 2015 by Pakistani courts Multan: Pakistan’s security forces arrested Saturday an alleged leader of the militant group that was behind the bloody 2008 Mumbai attacks in India. …

Ahead of crucial FATF meeting, Pakistan arrests LeT leader Lakhvi
4 years ago

Ahead of crucial FATF meeting, Pakistan arrests LeT leader Lakhvi

The Hindu  

Nearly five years after he was released on bail in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, Lashkar-e-Toiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi was arrested in Pakistan by its Counter Terrorism Department on charges of using terror funds. He and others also collected funds from this dispensary and used them for further terrorism financing and for personal expenses,” said the Counter Terrorism Department …

Pak court sentences JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to over 15 years in jail in another terror funding case
4 years ago

Pak court sentences JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to over 15 years in jail in another terror funding case

Live Mint  

Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to 15 and a half years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in one more terror financing case. “On Thursday an Anti-Terrorism Court of Lahore sentenced five leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, including its chief Hafiz Saeed, in another terror financing case.for 15 and a …

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to over 15 years in jail by Pak court in terror financing case
4 years ago

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to over 15 years in jail by Pak court in terror financing case

India Today  

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed to 15 and a half years in jail in one of the several terror financing cases agianst him. Hafiz Saeed, an UN-designated terrorist on whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty, was arrested on July 17 last year in the terror …

Pakistan Court Sentences JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed's Spokesman to 15 Years in Jail in Terror Financing Case
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan Court Sentences JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed's Spokesman to 15 Years in Jail in Terror Financing Case

News 18  

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed’s spokesperson Yahya Mujahid has been sentenced to another 15 years in jail by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in a terror financing case. Mujahid was last month handed down 32 years jail term by the anti-terrorism court in two terror financing cases. Besides Mujahid, the ATC Lahore on Wednesday also handed down …

Hafiz Saeed | The ‘professor’ who runs terrorist networks
4 years, 1 month ago

Hafiz Saeed | The ‘professor’ who runs terrorist networks

The Hindu  

There are many facts about Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, that set him apart from other terror chiefs in Pakistan. Unlike the battle worn, gun-toting terrorists wanted for attacks in Afghanistan and India, Mr. Saeed identifies himself as a “professor” of Islamic studies, with two Master’s degrees from Lahore University, and a two-year specialisation at …

Pakistan Fails to Nab 19 Most Wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorists 12 Years After 26/11 Attack
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan Fails to Nab 19 Most Wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorists 12 Years After 26/11 Attack

News 18  

Lahore: Twelve years after the 26/11 attack, Pakistan has placed 19 members of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba in a list of the "Most Wanted Terrorists" for their role in the heinous assault, but it has not initiated any serious efforts to nab them and also punish seven others who are facing trial here. The FIA, Pakistan's top investigating agency, has been …

Pak has quietly moved 26/11 attacks accused Hafiz Saeed out of jail. He is home: Intel
4 years, 1 month ago

Pak has quietly moved 26/11 attacks accused Hafiz Saeed out of jail. He is home: Intel

Hindustan Times  

Hafiz Saeed, the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder sanctioned by the UN Security Council, is not serving time in jail but at his Johar Town house in Lahore from where he runs the terror group, according to people familiar with the matter. Hafiz Saeed’s arrest and his subsequent conviction have been seen as an effort by the Imran Khan government to stay off …

Hafiz Saeed's 'ten-year jail sentence' is an eyewash; LeT chief remains emblem of Pakistani duplicity
4 years, 1 month ago

Hafiz Saeed's 'ten-year jail sentence' is an eyewash; LeT chief remains emblem of Pakistani duplicity

Firstpost  

It appears that Hafiz Saeed, leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is ostensibly banned in Pakistan, has been sentenced to ten years in jail by an anti-terrorism court, for the offence of terror financing. In June 2018, the group put Pakistan on a ‘grey list’ together with 7 others including Trinidad-Tobago, Ethiopia and others. To return to terrorism, after the grey …

Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed convicted for 10 years, but roams freely like a VIP
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed convicted for 10 years, but roams freely like a VIP

Op India  

Most wanted terrorist and Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, is being treated as a VIP in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In exclusive video footage shared by Kashmiri journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, Hafiz Saeed was seen being led by a convoy of SUVs that are protected by the Pakistani Rangers. UN designated terrorist & Lashkar Chief Hafiz Saeed who is apparently …

Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentences 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed to 10 years in jail in two terror cases
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentences 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed to 10 years in jail in two terror cases

Firstpost  

The Anti-Terrorism Court of Lahore on Thursday also sentenced three other leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, including Saeed’s two close aides — Zafar Iqbal and Yahya Mujahid — to 10 and a half years each, while his brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki was sentenced to six months imprisonment Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to …

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