Lakhvi's bail makes a mockery of Pak's pledge to fight terror: Sushma

Lakhvi's bail makes a mockery of Pak's pledge to fight terror: Sushma

FP Archives December 19, 2014, 14:57:05 IST

Pakistan has made a mockery of its pledge to fight terrorism by allowing bail to 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Friday.

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Lakhvi's bail makes a mockery of Pak's pledge to fight terror: Sushma

New Delhi: Pakistan has made a mockery of its pledge to fight terrorism by allowing bail to 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Friday.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, she said: “Pakistan had given an assurance to fight terror in all forms. But by this, it has made a mockery of it. We reject the argument that the evidence against Lakhvi, who is the mastermind of 26/11, was not sufficient. Pakistan had six years time to collect evidence. It was their duty. We demand from Pakistan that this decision should be overturned.”

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Sushma Swaraj in this file photo. AFP

India has said that Lakhvi, as the former operational commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, was among those who masterminded the Mumbai terror attack that left 166 people dead in 2008.

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