Authorities in Pakistan arrested the suspected ringleader of the terror attacks on Mumbai, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, also spelled Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.Arutz Sheva: Mumbai Massacres 'Directed from Pakistan in Real Time (December 5, 2008) Pakistani soldiers raided a camp run by the Muslim aid group Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which funds the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in the Kashmir town of Shawai Nala. They arrested 22 people on Sunday, December 7, 2008.WashingtonPost.com: Pakistan Arrests Suspected Mastermind of Mumbai Attacks (December 8, 2008)
The Pakistani government has announced that Lahkvi, as well as another senior member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has confessed to being involved in the attacks.The New York Times: Pakistani Militants Admit Role in Siege, Official Says (January 1, 2009)
Lakhvi is said to be one of the LeT's operations chiefs.Telegraph: Pakistan Arrests Suspected Mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi (December 8, 2008) Officials in India accused him of being the mastermind behind the attacks after he was named by the surviving gunman Ajmal Amir Kamal.The Australian: Mumbai's Top Suspect Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi Under Arrest (December 8, 2008)
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Jamaat-ud-Dawa funds the group Lashkar-e-Taiba, an organization banned by the Pakistani governmentWashingtonPost.com: Pakistan Arrests Suspected Mastermind of Mumbai Attacks (December 8, 2008)
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An official in Pakistan said the camp was raided after they received evidence and information that the LeT facility was tied to the attacks on Mumbai, by the U.S. and IndiaThe Australian: Mumbai's Top Suspect Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi Under Arrest (December 8, 2008)
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