The chief of the proscribed Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Hafiz Saeed, was arrested by security forces in Punjab on Wednesday, said the province’s counter-terror force. The JuD leader was reportedly traveling between Gujranwala and Lahore when he was intercepted by Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and arrested. “Hafiz Saeed was going to Gujranwala this morning to get pre-arrest bail but he was arrested by CTD on his way. The JuD spokesperson also confirmed the news of Saeed’s arrest and added that the leader has been taken to Kot Lakhpat jail. The spokesperson also claimed that Saeed was earlier given bail in two cases registered against him in Lahore.

Source: The Express Tribune July 17, 2019 07:27 UTC