A spokeswoman for India’s foreign ministry did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Saeed founded the Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). India accuses the LeT of carrying out a 2008 attack on the country’s financial capital that killed 166 people, and says Saeed himself was the mastermind behind the attack.
Saeed has denied any involvement in militancy, including the Mumbai attack.
Sanaullah said that Pakistan’s counter-terrorism unit had recently arrested several members of a cell after getting clues about their involvement in the 2021 suicide attack. He said India’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), had supported the group.
He did not provide further details about when the arrests took place or offer any evidence to support his allegations.