[The News (Pak)] The United States on Friday denounced the decision by Pak authorities to free the alleged criminal mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi...an asset of the Pak govt and a big turban in Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is actually a redundant statement. Zak was the criminal mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attack. Despite what India's provided there is not enough evidence in this world for a Pak court to convict him or even to keep him in the calaboose for very long...
, on bail.
State Department front man Jeff Rathke said Washington was "gravely concerned" and had "communicated that concern to senior Pak officials over the course of many months and as recently as yesterday."
"Terrorist attacks are an insult on the collective safety and security of all countries," Rathke added.
Earlier, a Pak prison official confirmed that Lakhvi -- wanted by India for his alleged leading role in a three-day onslaught on civilian targets in Mumbai that left 166 dead -- had been released.
A judge first granted him bail in December. Pakistain´s government responded with a series of detention orders, but judges repeatedly cancelled them.
Then, on Thursday, the Lahore High Court ordered his release, conditional on a two million rupee ($20,000) bond.