Pak Court Adjourns Hearing Of Govt.’s Plea For Cancellation Of Bail To Lakhvi Till March 26

17 March, Islamabad

A Pakistani court Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the government’s plea for cancellation of bail to the 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi till March 26 as his counsel did not turn up.

A prosecution official said after the hearing that Lakhvi was adopting delaying tactics in the case.

The Punjab government on March 14 detained 55-year-old Lakhvi for another 30 days under the Maintenance of Public Order, before he could be released by Adiala Jail authorities in Rawalpindi on the Islamabad High Court’s order.

The High Court judge Noorul Haq Qureshi on March 13 suspended the government’s detention order of Lakhvi for the second time and ordered his immediate release.