LAHORE: The house arrest of JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has been extended by two months with authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province citing the maintainence of public order as the reason for the move.
Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, has been under house arrest since January 31 this year. His detention had been extended for three more months in April.
On January 31, Saeed and his four close aides — Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain) — were detained by the Punjab Government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.
This time Saeed’s house arrest has been extended under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order.
In a notification issued on July 28, the Punjab Government’s Home Department said that on the recommendation of the federal interior ministry, the detention of Saeed has been extended for another 60 days. It said Saaed and others’ detention expired on July 27. (AGENCIES)
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