Pak Punjab Court Seeks Early SC Hearing Against Lakhvi Release

04 May, Lahore

Pakistan’s Punjab government has sought an early hearing by the Supreme Court on its petition challenging the Lahore High Court’s decision to release Lashkar-e-Toiba operations commander and Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Assistant Advocate General Shan Gull told PTI in Lahore Monday .

The Punjab government on April 14 had filed the petition in the apex court pleading that the Lahore High Court had suspended the detention of Lakhvi under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance despite seeing sensitive documents against him.

Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq of Lahore High Court on April 9 had suspended Lakhvi’s detention as the government failed to present sensitive documents against him in court.