NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday asked the Pakistan government to ensure that terrorists like LeT chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi do not come out of jail, following the decision by a Pakistani court to free the terror chief.
MoS, Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju said Pakistani agencies must pursue the case sincerely and provide all the evidence available to the authorities concerned.
“The MHA’s’ stand on Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is very clear. We maintain our stand that Pak authorities and investigation agencies must give all evidence to court & sincerely present the case,” Rijiju said.
A senior home ministry official said that Pakistan government must take all legal measures immediately to bring Mumbai attackers to justice.
Reacting sharply on the Pak court’s decision, Ministry of External Affairs said that the development erodes the value of assurances repeatedly conveyed by Pakistan with regard to cross border terrorism.
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, “Our concerns on this issue have been made known to the government of Pakistan in the past. The fact that known terrorists are not being effectively prosecuted constitutes a real security threat for India and the world.”
Lakhvi had trained all 10 terrorists involved in 26/11 at various LeT training camps including Muzaffarabad, Buttle in Mansehra,Yousaf Goth in Karachi and Mirpur Sakro in Thatta. Born in Okara, Pakistan in 1960, Lakhvi alias Chacha is said to have directed a number of military operations, including terror attacks in Chechnya, Bosnia and Iraq.