Pakistan on Saturday detained Zaki ur Rehman lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, for 30 more days under a public security order before he could be released from jail following a court directive to set him free which evoked a strong protest from India.
“The Punjab Government today issued the order for lakhvi’s detention under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) for a period of 30 days. He will remain detained at the Adiala Jail where he is currently under custody in the Mumbai attack case,” a Home Department official of the Punjab Government said.
An “outraged” India on Friday had summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit in New Delhi to lodge a strong protest against the Islamabad High Court order to release the leT operations commander lakhvi and said freeing him will pose a threat which “cannot be ignored”. An official from the Home Department said the detention order was issued on the request of the Interior Ministry.