Trial Begins Against Mastermind Of 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks Hafiz Saeed In The Islamic Republic Of Pakistan

The much-delayed trial against the mastermind of dastardly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed began on Friday (20 december) in the anti-terrorism court (ATC) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, reports The Hindu.

The development comes after the ATC based in Lahore had on 11 December indicted Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Saeed and his top aides Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Muhammad, Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal on terror-financing charges.

It should be noted that the development comes just days after India and the United States on Thursday (19 December) issued a joint statement pressing on the Islamic Republic to prosecute the perpetrators of cross-border terror attacks, including those involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

The joint statement had also stressed the need for Pakistan to take immediate and irreversible action to ensure that no territory of the country is used as a breeding ground for terrorism.