<p>Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed today alleged that the US has made a plot against his &quot;charities&quot; therefore the Pakistani government is bound to act against them.</p>

<p>Days before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting in Paris where Islamabad avoided being placed in a terror financing watch-list, Pakistan had amended the anti-terror legislation through a presidential ordinance to include all UN-listed individuals and groups in the national listings of proscribed outfits and persons.</p>

<p>Hafiz Saeed said the Presidential ordinance had been passed to cripple the JuD&#39;s &quot;patriotic&quot; work because the US and several other external forces were not happy with the JuD volunteers working for Pakistan through their educational institutions, ambulances and hospitals.</p>

<p>&quot;We united the nation against America, that&#39;s why the US administration is unwilling to further tolerate the JuD&#39;s effective role in the country,&quot; Saeed said in a statement.</p>

<p>Saeed, who was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November, carries a USD 10 million bounty on his head.</p>

<p>&quot;If Pakistan keeps surrendering to the US demands, the time is not far when such forces will force it to roll-back its nuclear programme,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It was declared a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.&nbsp;<br />
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Days before the Financial Action Task Force meeting in Paris where Islamabad avoided being placed in a terror financing watch-list, Pakistan had amended the anti-terror legislation to include all UN-listed individuals and groups in the national listings of proscribed outfits and persons

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed today alleged that the US has made a plot against his "charities" therefore the Pakistani government is bound to act against them. Days before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting in Paris where Islamabad avoided being placed in a terror financing watch-list, Pakistan had amended the anti-terror legislation through a presidential ordinance to include all UN-listed individuals and groups in the national listings of proscribed outfits and persons. Hafiz Saeed said the Presidential ordinance had been passed to cripple the JuD's "patriotic" work because the US and several other external forces were not happy with the JuD volunteers working for Pakistan through their educational institutions, ambulances and hospitals. "We united the nation against America, that's why the US administration is unwilling to further tolerate the JuD's effective role in the country," Saeed said in a statement. Saeed, who was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November, carries a USD 10 million bounty on his head. "If Pakistan keeps surrendering to the US demands, the time is not far when such forces will force it to roll-back its nuclear programme," he said. The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It was declared a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

Pak government acted against JuD's 'charities' due to US plot: Hafiz Saeed

<p>Pakistan&#39;s defence minister Khwaja Asif has said Lashkar e Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed posed a &quot;threat to the country&quot;&nbsp;and was arrested &quot;in the larger national interest&quot;, The Nation reported.</p>

<p>The statement comes days after Saeed, wanted by India for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was listed by Pakistan under its anti-terrorism act.</p>

<p>Saeed&#39;s name was added under the fourth schedule of Pakistan&#39;s Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). According to the fourth schedule, the government may arrest or detain a person for a&nbsp;period not exceeding twelve months.</p>

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<p>He was also put&nbsp;under the exit control list by the provincial Punjab government, meaning that he is prohibited from leaving Pakistan.</p>

<p>Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday (February 19), defence minister Khwaja Asif also opposed the use of Islamic terrorism, blaming US President Donald Trump for whipping up Islamophobia by using the term.</p>

<p>He urged that terrorism was not linked to a particular religion as more than &quot;90 per cent&quot; of the people killed in terror attacks are Muslims.</p>

<p>&quot;Terrorists aren&rsquo;t Christians or Muslims or Buddhists or Hindus. They are terrorists, they are criminals,&rdquo; the minister said during the conference.</p>

<p>India for long has been demanding Pakistan to come down hard on Saeed for allegedly orchestrating the Mumbai attacks, which left 164 people dead and scores wounded.</p>

<p>But New Delhi repeatedly maintained that Islamabad has gone soft on Saeed.</p>

<p>However, things have changed in Pakistan in recent days, with international powers piling pressure on Islamabad to act against the alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind.</p>

<p>Saeed&#39;s house arrest has been expectedly welcomed by New Delhi, who called it a &quot;logical first step&quot; to thwart the &quot;twin menaces of terrorism and violent extremism&quot; in the region.</p>

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Khwaja Asif added that Saeed was arrested 'in the larger national interest'

Pakistan's defence minister Khwaja Asif has said Lashkar e Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed posed a "threat to the country" and was arrested "in the larger national interest", The Nation reported. The statement comes days after Saeed, wanted by India for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was listed by Pakistan under its anti-terrorism act. Saeed's name was added under the fourth schedule of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). According to the fourth schedule, the government may arrest or detain a person for a period not exceeding twelve months. Saeed was also put under the exit control list by the provincial Punjab government, meaning he is prohibited from leaving Pakistan × He was also put under the exit control list by the provincial Punjab government, meaning that he is prohibited from leaving Pakistan. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday (February 19), defence minister Khwaja Asif also opposed the use of Islamic terrorism, blaming US President Donald Trump for whipping up Islamophobia by using the term. He urged that terrorism was not linked to a particular religion as more than "90 per cent" of the people killed in terror attacks are Muslims. "Terrorists aren’t Christians or Muslims or Buddhists or Hindus. They are terrorists, they are criminals,” the minister said during the conference. India for long has been demanding Pakistan to come down hard on Saeed for allegedly orchestrating the Mumbai attacks, which left 164 people dead and scores wounded. But New Delhi repeatedly maintained that Islamabad has gone soft on Saeed. However, things have changed in Pakistan in recent days, with international powers piling pressure on Islamabad to act against the alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind. Saeed's house arrest has been expectedly welcomed by New Delhi, who called it a "logical first step" to thwart the "twin menaces of terrorism and violent extremism" in the region. (WION)

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