India conveys strong concerns over Lakhvi bail to Pakistan

New Delhi, Dec 19: India has conveyed to Pakistan its strong concerns on the granting of bail to Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a key mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the external affairs ministry said and added that this makes "a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror". Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin Friday said the bail granted to Lakhvi "will make a mockery of Pakistan's commitment to fight terror groups without hesitation and without making distinctions". Speaking to television reporters, the spokesperson said that the Pakistani trial in the Mumbai attacks case in Pakistan has been moving at a glacial pace and that the move to grant bail to Lakhvi Thursday "has taken this saga to another level".


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