The Punjab Government on May 15 arrested brother-in-law of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and Naib Emir (deputy chief) of the organisation, Abdul Rehman Makki, along with another senior leader Mohammad Shahbaz under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Act over hate speech, reports Daily Times. According to Federal Interior Ministry sources, Makki was taken into custody as part of a crackdown against the banned organisations, and has been shifted to a jail in Lahore. He is accused of hate speech against the crackdown besides criticising the steps taken by the Government under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines. Makki is head of JuD’s political and international affairs wing and also in-charge of its charity wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). The JuD leader’s arrest comes days after he delivered a speech in Gujranwala criticising the government’s ongoing crackdown against the banned outfits in Pakistan. He had also previously spoken against the operation and was also encouraging people to FIF.