Sardar zulfiqar khan khosa, Former Governor of Punjab, Pakistan

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that "great pressure" was exerted over the past two years to find the Jamaat ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed. Trump made the statement hours after Saeed was arrested on charges terror financing in Pakistan."After a ten-year search, the so-called "mastermind" of the Mumbai terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him!" Trump wrote on Twitter.[{428fa224-d25d-4b52-a530-305fc5a8577e:intradmin/trump_tweet_1_6q0ciRu.JPG}]Trump's remarks on Saeed's arrest came ahead of the maiden visit of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan to the US. The meeting would focus on improving bilateral ties between the two countries.Saeed was arrested on Wednesday while he was on his way to an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gujranwala to seek bail.The development has come just two days after an anti-terrorism court in Lahore had granted interim bail to Saeed and three of his aides until August 31 against surety bonds of PKR 50,000 each.On July 3, the top 13 leaders of the banned JuD, including Saeed and Naib Emir Abdul Rehman Makki, were booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.The Pakistan Counter-Terrorism Department, which registered the cases in five cities of Punjab, had stated that JuD was involved in terror funding collected through charitable orgsations including Al-Anfaal Trust, Dawatul Irshad Trust, and Muaz Bin Jabal Trust.In February, Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had warned Pakistan to deliver on its commitment to curb terror financing and money laundering.Pakistan may be blacklisted by the watchdog as it is already on the "grey list" of countries who have been inadequate in curbing money laundering and terror financing.In the wake of previous warnings by the FATF, Pakistan had re-instated a ban on two terror outfits linked to Saeed, namely, JuD and the Falah-e-Insat Foundation in February.The move had come amid global pressure against Pakistan to clamp down on terror groups following the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) initiated terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 paramilitary forces in February this year.India has time and again called for creating trust and environment free of violence and terrorism for fostering peace and prosperity in the region.( With inputs from ANI )

Sardar Zulfiqar Khan KhosaFOLLOW

Sardar zulfiqar khan khosa, Latest News

Former diplomats on Wednesday hailed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav and termed it a vindication of India's stand. ...

In a significant move highlighting the growing closeness between India and Japan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a meeting with the Japanese envoys of five South Asian countries, including Pakistan. ...

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday claimed that the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav was a "victory for Pakistan" as the top UN court did not ask for him to be released. ...

Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice verdict to put on hold the death sentence to retired navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistan military court in an alleged case of espionage a ...

Legal luminaries specializing in international law on Wednesday termed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kulbushan Jadhav as a "big win" for India saying it exposed Pakistan as a rogue state which kidnaps foreign citizens, c ...

In a big victory for India and reprieve for Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan not to execute him and asked it to reconsider the sentence awarded to him by a military court. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the verdict of International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Kulbhushan Jadhav case saying that "truth and justice" have prevailed. ...

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that "great pressure" was exerted over the past two years to find the Jamaat ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed. Trump made the statement hours after Saeed was arrested on charges terror financing i ...