From Pakistan begins seizing charities linked to terrorist behind Mumbai attacks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAmid increasing pressure from the international community, Pakistan initiates a much-awaited process of seizing assets and funds belonging to Islamic charities linked to a radical cleric wanted by the US, officials say.
It was the first step against Hafiz Saeed since he was freed by Pakistani authorities in November on a court order. He is the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, which was blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.
Pakistan’s Interior Ministry issues a notification requiring authorities to immediately seize the assets of Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa organization and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa is believed to be a front for Lashker-e-Taiba. The United States has offered a $10 million reward for his arrest.
Saeed denies involvement in the Mumbai attacks and claims his charities are only under a UN watch list.
— AP
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