Pak court reserves till tomorrow decision on Lakhvi's plea

I / Lahore January 21, 2010, 12:06 IST

A Pakistani court today reserved till tomorrow its decision on an application by LeT operation commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, accused of planning and helping execute the Mumbai terror attacks, for the transfer of his trial from Rawalpindi to this eastern city.

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif, who is hearing the application, reserved his order till tomorrow after hearing arguments from Lakhvi's counsel Khwaja Sultan and government lawyers.

In his application filed last week, Lakhvi had claimed that there was a purported threat to his life as a number of agents of the Indian spy agency Research and Analyses Wing were present in Rawalpindi.  

He asked for his trial to be transferred from an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi to Lahore.

During today's hearing, the Deputy Attorney General of the federal government and the Advocate General of Punjab province told the court that authorities are providing full security to Lakhvi and his counsel.

Lakhvi's counsel Khwaja Sultan said his client was not satisfied with the judge of the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi who was conducting the trial but sources said the High Court brushed aside his remarks.