Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed has been detained and put under house arrest for six months by Pakistani Authorities. There are speculations that the crackdown came after the US threatened sanctions against Pakistan unless action was taken against Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which is also headed by Hafiz Saeed. For years, Hafiz Saeed has been running free in Pakistan despite India presenting proof of his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks, in which 166 people were killed.

The house arrest came after a directive from Pakistan's Ministry of Interior dated January 27, ordering action against Falah-e-Insaniyat foundation and Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The threat of sanctions came days after the Donald Trump administration took over, reported Pakistan daily 'The News International'. The JuD was declared a terrorist organisation by the US in 2014. But Pakistan's stance on Hafiz Saeed was a source of friction between the two nations.

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