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Punjab’s Counter-Terrorism Department said in a statement that Zaki Rahman Al-Akhari, the leader of the banned organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore, where he ran a clinic.
He added that he used the clinic to collect funds for jihadist activities, without providing further details.
India accuses Lashkar, especially the Brotherhood, of planning the horrific attack, which lasted four days and killed 166 people.
The coordinated attacks took place on November 26, 2008, when Islamist militants broke into luxury hotels, the main train station, a Jewish center and other sites in India’s financial capital.
India has repeatedly expressed its dissatisfaction that Pakistan has not extradited or prosecuted those accused of planning the Mumbai attacks.
The brother was arrested in 2015 in connection with the attacks, but was released months later.
The Pakistani government issued a series of arrest warrants against him, but the judges have repeatedly canceled them.
Last year, Pakistan also arrested the controversial cleric and suspected mastermind of the attack, Hafiz Saeed, who heads Jamaat al-Da`wa, a wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba, accused of financing terrorism. Saeed has denied involvement in the attacks.
The Counter-Terrorism Department indicated in its statement that Al-Akhawi would appear before the Lahore anti-terrorism court.
