MHA Declared Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Son As Terrorist

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• Apr 11, 2022 | Dhupali Das

Saeed has been designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department of the Treasury.

Digital Desk: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and blacklisted Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed has been labelled as a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

According to a notification issued by the ministry on Friday, Hafiz Talha Saeed is a senior member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror organization and the head of the LeT's cleric wing.

"He is actively involved in recruitment, fund collection, planning and executing attacks by LeT in India and Indian interests in Afghanistan," the notification reads. 

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The notification added that Talha Saeed had been actively visiting various LeT centres across Pakistan and propagated jihad against India, Israel, the United States of America, and Indian interests in other western countries during his sermons.

"The Central Government believes that Hafiz Talha Saeed is involved in terrorism and should be designated as a terrorist under the UAPA," according to the statement. 

This occurred on the same day when Talha's father, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, was sentenced to 31 years in prison by a Pakistan anti-terrorism court.

According to various reports, the court also imposed a PKR 3,40,000 fine on the United Nations designated terrorist who is a co-founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror organization.

Saeed, on whom the US has placed a $10 million bounty on his head, was arrested in July 2019 in connection with terror financing cases.

He is the leader of JuD, the front organization for the LeT, which was responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attack. The attack killed up to 166 people, including six Americans.

Saeed has been designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Department of the Treasury.

Pakistan has been on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) 'grey list' since June 2018 for failing to combat money laundering that leads to terrorist financing. The country remains on the list due to its failure to comply with FATF mandates.