Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested from outside his residence in Pakistan on Wednesday by the counter terrorism unit, Geo TV reported. He has been remanded to judicial custody.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested Saeed while he was travelling from Lahore to Gujranwala. The CTD officials are expected to hold a news conference later in the day regarding the arrest.
He has been moved to an unknown location, they said.
Saeed-led JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.
The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice.
Under pressure from the international community, Pakistani authorities have launched investigations into matters of the JuD and LeT regarding their holding and use of trusts to raise funds for terrorism financing.
(With inputs from Agencies)