26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi arrested in Pakistan

The mastermind behind 26/11 attack in Mumbai and commander of Lakhkar-e-Taiba Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has been arrested in Pakistan on terror financing charges, reported ARY news.

According to the information, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has been held on terror financing charges.

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In 2008, he, the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, was designated a global terrorist by the United Nations under the UN Security Council Resolution.

The Mumbai terror attack was one of the deadly attacks in India as 10 heavily-armed Lashkar-e-Taiba militants from Pakistan killed over 166 people and injured around 300 others.

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Rehman Lakhvi was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), a report stated, however, the CTD has not mention the place of his arrest.

CTD stated that following an intelligence-based operation that was conducted by the CTD Punjab, the proscribed organisation LeT leader Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was arrested on the charges of terrorism financing against him.

It is pertinent to mention that the neighbouring country Pakistan is still in terror-financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list. In 2018, Pakistan was placed on the Paris based body's grey list and was given an action plan to implement.

-PTC News