India hails UN assurance on Lakhvi |
India has welcomed United Nations Security Council (UNSC) assurance of taking up the issue of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi`s release in Pakistan. It will be taken up at the next UNSC meeting, and Pakistan will be questioned on its sincerity in the matter. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that India conveyed to Pakistan its unhappiness at the way the case was handled in Pakistan and that Pakistan had not placed material available before the court. India said this led to the release of Lakhvi through the court process. India demands the Government of Pakistan be sincere, Rijiju said. The assurance by the UNSC to take up the matter came after India`s Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji wrote a letter to the Chair of the UNSC Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee Ambassador Jim McLay expressing concern over Lakhvi`s release and said it violates the provisions of the committee concerning al-Qaeda and associated individuals and entities.
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