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Pakistan is set to challenge the bail granted to a man accused of being behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. | Pakistan is set to challenge the bail granted to a man accused of being behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. |
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, one of seven men facing trial over the attacks in the Indian city, was granted bail by a court in Islamabad on Thursday. | Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, one of seven men facing trial over the attacks in the Indian city, was granted bail by a court in Islamabad on Thursday. |
The attacks in Mumbai, which left 165 people dead, damaged peace efforts between India and Pakistan. | The attacks in Mumbai, which left 165 people dead, damaged peace efforts between India and Pakistan. |
The bailing of Mr Lakhvi came a day after Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif vowed to end terrorism in Pakistan. | The bailing of Mr Lakhvi came a day after Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif vowed to end terrorism in Pakistan. |
Mr Sharif's comments followed the deadliest ever attack by the Taliban in Pakistan in which 141 people, mostly children, were killed at a school in Peshawar. | Mr Sharif's comments followed the deadliest ever attack by the Taliban in Pakistan in which 141 people, mostly children, were killed at a school in Peshawar. |
Correspondents said the decision to allow Mr Lakhvi bail was embarrassing for the Pakistani authorities, who are under pressure to bring suspects in the case to justice. | Correspondents said the decision to allow Mr Lakhvi bail was embarrassing for the Pakistani authorities, who are under pressure to bring suspects in the case to justice. |
A Pakistani government prosecutor said Friday that he would be submitting an appeal to the high court in Pakistan's capital. | A Pakistani government prosecutor said Friday that he would be submitting an appeal to the high court in Pakistan's capital. |
"I am completing all the legal formalities and then I will challenge this order in Islamabad on Monday," prosecutor Mohammad Azhar Chaudhry told reporters. | "I am completing all the legal formalities and then I will challenge this order in Islamabad on Monday," prosecutor Mohammad Azhar Chaudhry told reporters. |
Despite Thursday's court ruling, Mr Lakhvi remains in a high security prison in Rawalpindi. | Despite Thursday's court ruling, Mr Lakhvi remains in a high security prison in Rawalpindi. |
The ruling drew swift condemnation from India. | The ruling drew swift condemnation from India. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the move came as a "huge shock," especially with Pakistan still in mourning for the school attack in Peshawar. | |
"Pakistan has been informed of our concerns," Mr Modi said in parliament on Friday. | |
Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, said that despite repeated assurances, the case against the suspects was moving at a "glacial pace". | Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, said that despite repeated assurances, the case against the suspects was moving at a "glacial pace". |
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and his co-accused were arrested in 2008 and had filed bail applications on 10 December. | Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and his co-accused were arrested in 2008 and had filed bail applications on 10 December. |
Mr Lakhvi is accused of heading the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, who the attacks in Mumbai were blamed on. | Mr Lakhvi is accused of heading the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, who the attacks in Mumbai were blamed on. |
It remains unclear on what grounds the court ordered Mr Lakhvi's bail. | It remains unclear on what grounds the court ordered Mr Lakhvi's bail. |
According to his lawyer, Mr Lakhvi was told to pay surety bonds worth 1m rupees (£6,400) before being released. | According to his lawyer, Mr Lakhvi was told to pay surety bonds worth 1m rupees (£6,400) before being released. |
The lawyer, Raja Rizwan Abbasi, told reporters that bail had been granted because the evidence against Mr Lakhvi was "deficient". | The lawyer, Raja Rizwan Abbasi, told reporters that bail had been granted because the evidence against Mr Lakhvi was "deficient". |