Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who is also the mastermind behind the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, filed a petition to the United Nations to have his name removed from the list of terrorists. The petition was filed filed through the Lahore-based law firm Mirza and Mirza.
Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was placed under house arrest from January by the provincial government as per anti-terrorism laws.
He was release on November 24 and ever since has been rallying for a free Kashmir and against ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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In May 2008, US had named him a specially designated global terrorist. Soon after the November 2008 teror attack on Mumbai, he was designated a terrorist by the UN under UNSCR 1267 (UN Security Council Resolution) in December 2008.
The US had also announced a bounty of $10 million post the 26/11 attack. Post being freed from house arrest, US asked Pakistan to re-arrest Saeed and warned Pakistan of repercussions for failing to do so.
Saeed was released from house arrest after a judicial body cited there was 'insufficient evidence' to detain him.
