Pakistan extends 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's house arrest by 90 days

Pakistan's Punjab government on Sunday decided to extend the house arrest of Mumbai attacks mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed by another 90 days.

 

Saeed's three months detention period expired yesterday.

 

According to an official of the Punjab government's Home Department, notification regarding the extension of house arrest of Saeed and his four aides' under the country's anti-terrorism act it will be issued soon.

 

The official said a meeting on Saeed's detention has already been held under Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar.