Pakistan army backs Hafiz Saeed's arrest; MEA to watch and wait

This is the first time the Pakistan Army has publicly backed the arrest of India-focused jihadis

A day after Pakistan’s government arrested Hafiz Saeed, chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), along with four associates and issued orders against the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its humanitarian aid front, the Falah-e-Insaniyet Foundation, the Pakistani street is abuzz with speculation about what motivated this crackdown.

Pakistani government sources discreetly suggest that Saeed was detained to insulate Pakistanis from President Donald Trump's order banning non-US travellers from seven Islamic countries from entering the US, and a follow-up suggestion from his Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, that this could be extended to Pakistan. 

In contrast, Saeed flatly accused Pakistan of succumbing to Indian pressure.

“This