Islamabad: Describing as "misplaced" India's disappointment at the release of Jammat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed from detention, Pakistan on Tuesday said it was committed to probing into the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said the views expressed in the statement issued by India's External Affairs Ministry on Saeed's release "are misplaced".
"It is best not to comment on a court decision." Basit said the Pakistan government is "well aware of its obligations under national and international laws". Pakistan had also "demonstrated full sincerity and commitment vis-a-vis the inquiry and ongoing investigations concerning the Mumbai attacks", he said.
"Polemics and unfounded insinuations cannot advance the cause of justice in civilised societies. Legal processes cannot and must not be interfered with," Basit said.
Saeed and his close aide Col (retired) Nazir Ahmed were freed by the Lahore High Court nearly six months after they were detained in connection with the Mumbai attacks. The court allowed their petition challenging their detention and ordered they should be released immediately.
The External Affairs Ministry, in its statement, said it was disappointed that Saeed was released even though he is the head of the JuD and the LeT, which had been listed by the UN Security Council as affiliates of Al-Qaida and the Taliban.