Hafiz Saeed

Islamabad, February 18

Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, who is under house arrest, has been listed under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism Act, a tacit acknowledgement of his links to militancy.Dawn News reported that the Punjab government had included the names of Saeed and one of his close aides, Qazi Kashif, in the fourth schedule of the Anti-terrorism Act (ATA). (Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Three others — Abdullah Obaid from Faisalabad and Zafar Iqbal and Abdur Rehman Abid from the Markaz-i-Taiba in Muridke — were also included in the listThose listed face a barrage of legal consequences like travel bans and scrutiny of assets. Violation of the provisions may draw jail of up to three years and fine or both. — PTI