Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rahman lakhvi, who was granted bail Thursday, has now been detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, Dawn reported Friday.
The government has also decided to appeal in superior courts against lakhvi's bail, the daily quoted a senior government source as adding.
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad Thursday had granted bail to lakhvi, one of the seven people charged with planning and helping to carry out the Nov 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attack which killed 166 people.
The acceptance of his bail plea had come as Pakistan was mourning the deaths of 148 people, including 131 school children, of Tuesday's Taliban massacre and New Delhi had made a visible effort to show solidarity with Islamabad.
lakhvi is among seven people charged with planning and helping to carry out the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The six other men facing trial in Adiala Jail for their alleged involvement in Mumbai attacks are Hammad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Younas Anjum, Jamil Ahmed, Mazhar Iqbal and Abdul Majid.
At the time of the attacks, lakhvi was believed to be the operational head of laskhar-i-Taiba (lT) that has been accused by India of carrying out the attacks in Mumbai.
lakhvi along with Zarar Shah was allegedly the key planner of the attack that killed 166 people.
India conveys strong concerns over lakhvi bail to Pakistan
New Delhi : India has conveyed to Pakistan its strong concerns on the granting of bail to Zakiur Rehman lakhvi, a key mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the external affairs ministry said and added that this makes "a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror".
Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin Friday said the bail granted to lakhvi "will make a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror groups without hesitation and without making distinctions".
Speaking to television reporters, the spokesperson said that the Pakistani trial in the Mumbai attacks case in Pakistan has been moving at a glacial pace and that the move to grant bail to lakhvi Thursday "has taken this saga to another level".
"You are aware that despite repeated assurances that have been received, we have seen both the prosecution of the seven accused in the Anti-Terror Court in Islamabad, as also the investigation by the authorities into the larger conspiracy surrounding the Mumbai attack case, proceeding at a glacial pace. The story of repeated postponements, adjournments and unavailability of concerned law officers or witnesses is well documented and does not require repetition," he said.
"The move to grant bail to Zakiur Rahman lakhvi yesterday (Thursday) has taken this saga to another level.
"We have, therefore, forthwith communicated to Pakistan through diplomatic channels our strong concerns on this matter and the sentiments across the spectrum of Indian society that that this will make a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror groups without hesitation and without making distinctions," he said.
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad Thursday granted bail to lakhvi, who is among the seven persons charged with planning and helping to carry out the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks which left at least 166 people dead.
At the time of the 26/11 attacks, lakhvi was believed to be the operational head of the banned laskhar-e-Taiba (leT) that is accused by India of carrying out the attacks in India's financial capital.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said: "It is very unfortunate, and believe it should not have happened," and added that the evidence provided by India to Pakistan on the Mumbai teror case was "more than enough to nail him".
He said the Pakistan government should appeal in a higher court and get the bail cancelled.
The external affairs ministry, in a strong statement, said the bail granted to lakhvi would "serve as a reassurance to terrorists who perpetrate heinous crimes" and asked Pakistan to immediately take steps to reverse the decision.
It said: "Given the scale of the tragedy that Pakistan itself has faced in recent days, it is incumbent on it to realise that no compromise can ever be made with terrorists", and that "There can be no selective approaches to terrorism".
The bail attracted wide condemnation from India, with politicians and experts terming the decision shocking.