Pakistan arrests alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks
Arrest of Hafiz Saeed comes days before Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, visits Washington
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges, a spokesman for the chief minister of Punjab province said.
The arrest came days before a visit to Washington by the country’s prime minister, Imran Khan, who has vowed to crack down on militant groups operating in Pakistan.