US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed the arrest of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed saying that "great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him." Saeed's arrest is also being seen as pressure on Pakistan in connection with its commitment to the Financial Act Task Force (FATF) whose next deadline is in October. After a ten year search, the so-called “mastermind” of the Mumbai Terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Weighing on his arrest, Trump tweeted, "After a ten year search, the so-called “mastermind” of the Mumbai Terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Earlier today, soon after his arrest, Saeed was presented before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Gujranwala that sent him on judicial remand for seven days.

Source: dna July 17, 2019 14:44 UTC