WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid attention to the arrest of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed by Pakistani authorities. After 10 years of searching, the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks has finally been arrested in Pakistan, Trump tweeted on Hafiz's arrest. In the past two years,r tremendous pressure has been applied to catch him. t

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In a tweet, Trump wrote, "After ten years of searching, the so-called "mastermind" of the Mumbai terrorist attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. There has been great pressure over the last two years to find him."

However, the whole world knows that the mastermind of the Mumbai attack had support from Pakistan. It has now been confirmed by the US Foreign Affairs Committee itself. The committee Tweeted, "FYI Pakistan wasn't searching for him for 10 years. He's been living freely and was arrested and released in December 2001, May 2002, October 2002, August 2006 (twice), December 2008, September 2009, January 2017. Let's hold the (applause) until he's convicted," 

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Earlier today, Saeed was arrested by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) when he was on his way to Gujranwala from Lahore. He has reportedly been remanded to seven-day judicial custody in the high-security Kot Lakhpat jail. According to the report, Saeed's outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa is considered as the main face of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Saeed is also the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack. The US has declared Saeed a global terrorist. A reward of US$ 10 million has also been placed on it.