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Police in Pakistan are restricting the movement of an Islamic charity leader accused of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. | Police in Pakistan are restricting the movement of an Islamic charity leader accused of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. |
Jamaat-ud-Dawa founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has also been barred from leading Eid prayers in Lahore, reports say. | Jamaat-ud-Dawa founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has also been barred from leading Eid prayers in Lahore, reports say. |
Mr Saeed founded Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group India accuses of carrying out the attacks. Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Mr Saeed deny they are linked to the attacks. | Mr Saeed founded Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group India accuses of carrying out the attacks. Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Mr Saeed deny they are linked to the attacks. |
India wants Mr Saeed questioned about his "role" in last November's violence. | India wants Mr Saeed questioned about his "role" in last November's violence. |
"If this is a face saving technique I have no objection. My demand is that he be interrogated on the Mumbai attacks... on his role in the Mumbai attacks," India's home minister P Chidambaram said. | "If this is a face saving technique I have no objection. My demand is that he be interrogated on the Mumbai attacks... on his role in the Mumbai attacks," India's home minister P Chidambaram said. |
More than 170 people, including nine gunmen, were killed in the attacks. | More than 170 people, including nine gunmen, were killed in the attacks. |
Pakistan detained Mr Saeed last year. He was freed in June after a court ruled there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. | Pakistan detained Mr Saeed last year. He was freed in June after a court ruled there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. |
'Security risks' | 'Security risks' |
Police have been deployed outside Mr Saeed's house in the Johar Town area of Lahore. | Police have been deployed outside Mr Saeed's house in the Johar Town area of Lahore. |
HAFIZ SAEED IN CUSTODY December 2001-March 2002: Arrested and released three times after Lashkar-e-Taiba was accused of attacking Indian parliamentAugust - October 2006: Detained after Lashkar-e-Taiba was linked to multiple train bombs in MumbaiDecember 2008 - June 2009: Placed under house arrest after Lashkar-e-Taiba was blamed for Mumbai attacks Mumbai: A Pakistan militant link? | HAFIZ SAEED IN CUSTODY December 2001-March 2002: Arrested and released three times after Lashkar-e-Taiba was accused of attacking Indian parliamentAugust - October 2006: Detained after Lashkar-e-Taiba was linked to multiple train bombs in MumbaiDecember 2008 - June 2009: Placed under house arrest after Lashkar-e-Taiba was blamed for Mumbai attacks Mumbai: A Pakistan militant link? |
His son in law, Khalid Walid, told BBC Urdu that Mr Saeed had been told not to leave his house because of "security risks". | His son in law, Khalid Walid, told BBC Urdu that Mr Saeed had been told not to leave his house because of "security risks". |
Mr Saeed was prevented from going to Lahore's Gadaffi stadium to lead Eid prayers at the end of the Ramadan fasting month because of the restrictions, his aides say. | Mr Saeed was prevented from going to Lahore's Gadaffi stadium to lead Eid prayers at the end of the Ramadan fasting month because of the restrictions, his aides say. |
He was later allowed to to attend prayers at his local mosque. | |
A senior police officer told reporters that Mr Saeed's movements had been curbed for security reasons, but denied he was under house arrest, Reuters news agency reports. | A senior police officer told reporters that Mr Saeed's movements had been curbed for security reasons, but denied he was under house arrest, Reuters news agency reports. |
The move to restrict Mr Saeed's movements comes days after Pakistani authorities filed two cases against him for giving speeches allegedly "glorifying" jihad. | The move to restrict Mr Saeed's movements comes days after Pakistani authorities filed two cases against him for giving speeches allegedly "glorifying" jihad. |
Some Indian analysts read a pattern into Pakistani actions just before more talks are due between India and Pakistan in New York, says BBC Hindi editor Amit Baruah. | Some Indian analysts read a pattern into Pakistani actions just before more talks are due between India and Pakistan in New York, says BBC Hindi editor Amit Baruah. |
He says a quick trial and conviction of seven suspects in custody in Pakistan in connection with the Mumbai attacks would go a long way to convince Indian public opinion that Pakistan is serious about tackling terrorism. | He says a quick trial and conviction of seven suspects in custody in Pakistan in connection with the Mumbai attacks would go a long way to convince Indian public opinion that Pakistan is serious about tackling terrorism. |
Feared militants | Feared militants |
Indian authorities say there is evidence to show that the Mumbai attacks were planned and financed by Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan. | Indian authorities say there is evidence to show that the Mumbai attacks were planned and financed by Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan. |
Pakistan has admitted that they had been partly planned from its soil. | Pakistan has admitted that they had been partly planned from its soil. |
Founded in the late 1980s, Lashkar-e-Taiba is one of most feared groups fighting against Indian control in Kashmir. | Founded in the late 1980s, Lashkar-e-Taiba is one of most feared groups fighting against Indian control in Kashmir. |
After it was banned in Pakistan in 2002, the organisation divided itself into Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Taiba, correspondents say. | After it was banned in Pakistan in 2002, the organisation divided itself into Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Taiba, correspondents say. |
Jamaat-ud-Dawa works as an Islamic charity all over Pakistan. | Jamaat-ud-Dawa works as an Islamic charity all over Pakistan. |