Lakhvi's detention order suspended

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday suspended the detention of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rahman Lakhvi.

The order was by Justice Noor-ul-Haq Qureshi, Geo News reported.

On Dec 18, Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi had granted bail to Lakhvi.

Lakhvi was, however, detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Dec 19 at Rawalpindi's central jail.

He was arrested by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in February 2009 on the basis of the confessional statement of the lone surviving attacker Ajmal Kasab, who was executed in an Indian jail Nov 21, 2012.