Pakistani court 'releases leader of group linked to attacks'

A lawyer for the leader of an Islamic group suspected in the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year said a Pakistani court has ordered his release.

Lawyer AK Dogar said the Lahore High Court ruled there is no reason to hold Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is the head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an Islamist group widely believed to be a front for the militant network that carried out the Mumbai attacks.