26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's house arrest extended by 2 more months

August 01, 2017 11:10

Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have extended the house arrest of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed for another two months to maintain public order.

Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief, has been under house arrest since January 31 this year. His detention had been extended for three more months in April.

This time Saeed's house arrest has been extended under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order.

In a notification issued on July 28, the Punjab Government Home Department said on the recommendation of the federal interior ministry the detention of the activist - Saeed - has been extended for another 60 days. It said Saaed and others detention expired on July 27.

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