Pakistan Jails Islamist Accused of Mumbai Attacks for Terrorism Financing

Pakistan Jails Islamist Accused of Mumbai Attacks for Terrorism Financing
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, chief of the banned Islamic charity Jamat-ud-Dawa, looks over the crowd as they end a "Kashmir Caravan" from Lahore with a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 20, 2016. Caren Firouz/Reuters/File Photo
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Pakistani Islamist Hafiz Saeed, accused by India and the United States of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, was jailed for 11 years on Feb. 12 on terrorism financing charges, a Pakistani government prosecutor and his lawyer said.

The religious group leader was the first high profile figure convicted on terrorism financing charges in Pakistan, which denies regular accusations that it shelters militants.