The recent reports of JuD Ban are due to Indian pressure. In case of any such ban, we will go to courts for justice #OurcrimeKashmir



— Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (@AmeerJamatDawah) January 30, 2017

We knew this would happen when we declared 2017 the year of #Kashmir. If I am arrested, millions will continue to raise voice for #Kashmir



— Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (@AmeerJamatDawah) January 30, 2017

NEW DELHI: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has been put under house arrest on Monday at the Qadisiyyah Mosque near Chouburji in Lahore , Jamaat ud Dawa spokesperson Yahya Mujahid said.Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) is also likely to be banned, the spokesperson said."The commanding police officer told us that he has with him the house arrest order of the JuD chief issued by the Punjab Home Department," JuD's Ahmed Nadeem said.Punjab government's action comes amidst pressure from the Trump administration to act against terror.The US has clearly told Islamabad that in case of not taking action against JuD and Saeed, it may face sanctions.In 2012, the United States announced a bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed for his alleged role in the attack in which six American citizens were also killed.Earlier during the day, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) government was taking steps to “fulfil our obligations”.“The organisation (JuD) has been ‘under observation’ since 2010-11. Since it has also been listed by the UN Security Council (Sanctions Committee), we are bound to take some steps. We are taking those steps to fulfill our obligations,” he told reporters after inaugurating a passport office in Islamabad.Soon after being put under house arrest, JuD chief claimed that the reports of ban on the organisation are due to Indian pressure."We knew this would happen when we declared 2017 the year of Kashmir. If I am arrested, millions will continue to raise voice for Kashmir," he said.Saeed, however, was not the only one as four more were taken into preventive custody. They were identified as Abdullah Ubaid, Zafar Iqbal, Abdur Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Niaz.The Ministry of Interior, a couple of days ago, had included names of aforementioned in the Watch List.They were taken into preventive custody under Schedule 2.Saeed is believed to have organised training sessions of the ten 26/11 attackers and also wished them luck and waved them off before they set sail for Mumbai near Karachi.