26/11 mastermind indicted by Pak court

Lahore, December 11

Hafiz Saeed, the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of banned JuD, was indicted on Wednesday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court here on terror financing charges.

The anti-terrorism court in Lahore indicted Saeed and three of his top aides, Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Muhammad, Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal, on terror financing charges. ATC Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta directed the prosecution to produce the witnesses and adjourned the hearing till Thursday. Saeed, 69, along with the other accused was presented before the court today under tight security.

Saeed’s indictment comes amidst growing international pressure on Pakistan to rein in terror groups operating from its soil and bring to justice terror group leaders like Saeed.

In October, the Financial Action Task Force warned Pakistan that it will be blacklisted if it does not control terror funding by February next, voicing concern over failure to deliver on most of its 27 targets. — PTI