Massive Raids In Pakistan After Blast Outside Hafiz Saeed's House: Report

Hafiz Saeed has been serving a jail sentence at the high-security Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore for his conviction in terror financing cases. The blast sparked rumours in Pakistan that Hafiz Saeed may have been present in the house.

Pakistani authorities today conducted raids across different cities of Pakistan's Punjab province and took into custody several suspects in connection with the explosion outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and head of banned terror outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed in Lahore. At least three people were killed and 21 injured in the blast that took place at a police picket outside terrorist Hafiz Saeed's house at the BOR Society in Lahore's Johar Town at around 11 am on Wednesday. Some police officers guarding the terrorist's house suffered serious injuries. The windows and walls of Hafiz Saeed's house were damaged from the impact of the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast. According to a report on Pakistan's Geo TV, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan's Punjab Police today conducted raids across different cities in connection with the blast.