A file photo of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Saeed, who was under house arrest since January this year, walked free on 24 November after the Pakistan government decided against detaining him further in any other case. Last September when Saeed was under house arrest in Lahore, the JuD entered in the political arena and contested the by-poll from Lahore’s NA-120. Sheikh Yaqoob, a JuD-backed candidate who secured 6,000 votes, had announced that the JuD which has the blessing of Saeed would contest the 2018 elections. He was put under house arrest after the Mumbai attack, but he was freed by a court in 2009.

Source: Mint December 03, 2017 04:07 UTC