The Pakistan Government on Tuesday sought the extension of Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's detention under the public safety law, two days after withdrawing its application to prolong his house arrest under the anti-terrorism law.
The Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) head, who has been under house arrest since January, was presented before a three-member Punjab provincial judicial review board amid high security.
The Judicial Review Board comprising Justice Yawar Ali, Justice Abdul Sami and Justice Alia Neelam heard arguments of a law officer of the Punjab Home Department for the extension of detention of Saeed and his four close aides — Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain.
Their detention period is scheduled to expire on October 24. Under the law, the Government can detain a person for up to three months under different charges. The Government can extend the detention only after the approval from the judicial review board.