India has sent a request to Pakistan to extradite 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to India, foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters today.

Hafiz Saeed, 71, was sentenced to 33 years in jail by a Pakistan court after being convicted in two cases of terror financing in April 2022. The case was filed by Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department.

He, however, has continued to evade punishment for involvement in the 26/11 terror strikes.

He has been sentenced in multiple cases of terror financing in the past. In 2020 too, he was sentenced to 15 years in jail.

He has spent years in and out of detention in varying forms in Pakistan, sometimes under house arrest. But he had roamed freely across the country and addressed incendiary speeches targeting India with impunity.

India’s extradition request also comes at a time when a political front backed by the 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind will fight the Pakistan election. Hafiz Saeed’s son and terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Talha Saeed is one of the candidates.

Hafiz Talha Saeed is considered No. 2 in the LeT, second only to his father. Last year, the Home Ministry declared him a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

For years, the US has offered $10 million as an award for information that could lead to Hafiz Saeed’s arrest. He had been moving around freely in Pakistan as the head of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa or JuD which presents itself as a charitable organisation but is seen as a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna celebrates her 50th birthday today. On this special occasion her husband, actor Akshay Kumar shared a funny video. 

On Friday, the actor took to Instagram and shared a video showing two different sides of Twinkle. In the first part, she looked stunning in a white dress. Akshay wrote, “Who I thought I married.” Then, the video takes a turn where Twinkle is seen standing near a statue of Hulk and is seen calling herself, the Hulk in Punjabi, with the caption, “Who I actually married.”

Sharing the post, he wrote, “Long live my hulk!! Thank you for adding so many years to our life through your humour. May God add many more to yours. Happy Birthday, Tina.”

Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar tied the knot on January 17, 2001. Together they have a son, and a daughter. Twinkle shares her birthday with her father, the late legendary actor Rajesh Khanna.

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On December 29th, Neha Dhupia took to her Instagram handle and curated a carousel of images capturing the Christmas festivities at Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif’s family gathering. As she shared the post, Neha wrote, “Our very merry bunch for life.”

The post starts with the cute couples – Neha and Angad Bedi, and Vicky and Kat, happily smiling for the camera. Next, there’s a photo of Vicky giving his mom a sweet kiss on the head, with Angad and Sunny Kaushal wearing Santa caps. After that, there’s a picture of Vicky and Angad showing off their cool Punjabi swag.

Check out the photos here: