IHC seeks details of cases against Lakhvi

ISLAMABAD: Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Wednesday issued notices to the secretary Ministry of Interior directing him to provide a list of all the cases throughout Pakistan pending against Mumbai terror attack accused Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.
IHC bench has issued these directions in the Lakhvi’s Omnibus bail application where he has been seeking from the court to be apprised by the federal government of the number of cases pending against him throughout Pakistan. Further, he may not be arrested in any new case without court’s prior permission.
Previously it was on January 20 when the IHC bench had disposed the same petition after federal government had told that Lakvi was required in only two cases, one Mumbai attack case and second kidnapping of a citizen.
Federal government had told that Mumbai attack case is registered with Federal Investigation Agency while the case of kidnapping a citizen is registered with Golra police station and the two cases were pending adjudication before the courts.
Now Lakhvi through his counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi advocate has contended before the IHC that he may be apprised of all the cases in Pakistan. IHC bench after issuing above said order put off the case with date in office.
Lakhvi is chief of the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and an alleged mastermind of the November 26, 2008 attacks in Mumbai. Federal government after grant of post arrest bail to Lakhvi on December 18 had immediately issued his detention orders for 30 days under section ‘3’ of the maintenance of public orders (MPO) those were further extended on January 18.