Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad TCA Raghavan met Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary on Friday to register strong concerns over the country's decision to release Mumbai attack master mind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi.
''Our High Commissioner has registered our strong concerns with the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan at the release of a principal accused in the Mumbai terrorist attack of 2008," said a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs.
"He underlined that this has reinforced the perception that Pakistan has a dual policy on dealing with terrorists and those who have carried out attacks or are posing a threat to India are being dealt with differently and emphasized that this is a most negative development in so far as bilateral ties are concerned," it added.
On Thursday, the Lahore High Court struck down the detention order of Lakhvi and ordered his release. The court was hearing a petition filed by Lakhvi challenging his fourth one-month detention ordered by the Okara DCO on March 14
The court ordered his release based on the lack of reliability of the sensitive information provided and also directed the accused to pay 20 lakh rupees in surety bonds to Adiala jail.
Lakhvi is among seven people charged with planning and carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
