Jamaat ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed has been put under house arrest, Dunya News reported today (30 January).

According to the Nuqta-e-Nazar host Ajmal Jami, the terrorist has been arrested placed under arrest at the Qadisiyyah Mosque near Chouburji, Lahore. In its report, the news channel said that JuD will most likely be banned tonight.

Talking to media, Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar has said that the measure has been taken according to certain reservations expressed by United Nations (UN). He told reporters in Islamabad that Pakistan is "under obligation to take some action" as JuD is blacklisted internationally and has been under observation for years. "The situation will be clear on this by tomorrow," he added.

JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid has confirmed the news of Saeed’s arrest, Reuters reported. "These steps are being taken to please India," the news agency quoted him as saying.