Hafiz Saeed, suspected of masterminding an attack by Pakistan-based gunmen on India‘s financial capital Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people, including six Americans, met government officials from the Punjab province and pledged his support for the drive, the official said.

„Hafiz Saeed has agreed with the Punjab government program of de-radicalization and rehabilitation of former jihadis and extended full cooperation,“ the counter-terrorism official told Reuters.