Hafiz Saeed’s advocate argued that the government detained Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leaders on the basis of apprehensions and hearsay. Photo: AFPLahore: Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest will be set aside if the Pakistan government does not submit evidence against him, a top court here has warned. Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief, is under house arrest since 31 January. The interior secretary was supposed to appear before the court along with complete record of the case related to his detention along with four others. On 25 September, the house arrest of Saeed and others was extended for another 30 days by the Punjab government.

Source: Mint October 11, 2017 09:11 UTC