The United States on Tuesday welcomed the arrest of UN-designated terrorist Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and urged Pakistan to hold him accountable for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Lakhvi was arrested on Saturday by Pakistan`s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) during a raid conducted in Lahore.
The department`s spokesperson said that Lakhvi was arrested during a raid for allegedly financing terrorists.
Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi was arrested by Pak s Counter-Terrorism Department in Lahore. (File)
Washington:
The United States on Tuesday welcomed the arrest of UN-designated terrorist Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and urged Pakistan to hold him accountable for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Lakhvi was arrested on Saturday by Pakistan s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) during a raid conducted in Lahore. The department s spokesperson said that Lakhvi was arrested during a raid for allegedly financing terrorists. We welcome Pakistan s arrest of terrorist leader Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi as an important step in holding him responsible for his role in supporting terrorism and its financing, the United States Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs wrote on Twitter.
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