Thursday, December 11, 2008

Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused

Pakistan has put Cleric Hafiz Mohammad Saeed founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba an Islamic militant group accused of having links to last month's Mumbai attacks under house arrest.

Pakistan, denied any involvement in the multiple attacks, is also closing offices of Mr Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa charity, after it was put on a UN blacklist.

Pakistan has been under intense pressure to do more since the 26 November attacks. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Pakistan needs to do "much more" to combat terrorism.

Meanwhile, India is doing much more as well. They recently announced a major overhaul of their security and intelligence services.

Newly-appointed Interior Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said the measures would include:

  • Reinforcing coastal security
  • Creating a new national investigative agency
  • Improving police training and strengthening anti-terror laws

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