Dynamite News LeT chief Hafeez Saeed to be released from house arrest
A judicial body of Pakistan ordered the release of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, rejecting a request from the government of Punjab to extend his detention by three months.
Lahore: A judicial body of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the release of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, rejecting a request from the government of Punjab to extend his detention by three months.
The decision by the Punjab Judicial Review Board of Pakistan has come a day after the government expressed concern over possible sanctions from the international community.
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The LeT chief was produced before the review board by Pakistan's Punjab government on Tuesday. According to reports, a government official told the board there were enough evidences against Saeed to justify his detention.
The review board had earlier allowed a 30-day extension to Saeed's detention, which is set to expire in the last week of this month.
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Hafiz Saeed is an accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people. (ANI)