Mumbai attack case: Lakhvi's detention orders suspended

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Mumbai attack case: Lakhvi's detention orders suspended
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the notification of detention of Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai attacks case.

The suspension orders were issued by IHC’s Justice Noor ul Haq Qureshi.

According to sources, IHC has submitted a written order regarding the suspension.

The alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, Lakhvi had moved the IHC against the government’s decision regarding his detention.

On December 19, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi has been detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), a day after being granted bail by an anti-terrorism court.

The ATC had granted bail to Lakhavi on surety bonds of Rs 500,000. Arguments for Lakhvi were made by Advocate Rizwan Abbasi while the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar made arguments against the accused being granted bail.

Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was arrested in February 2009 and was indicted along with six others on 25 November 2009 for planning and helping to carry out the Mumbai attacks.

Lakhvi was believed to be the operational chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which has been accused by India of carrying out the attacks in Mumbai.

The 2008 attacks, when gunmen rampaged through Mumbai for three days, sent relations into deep freeze. India blamed Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for the attack and handed over intercepts to use as evidence in the Lakhvi case.