The group, considered close the Pakistani army, is led by Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the banned jihadist outfit, Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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Technically Lashkar no longer exists, but it has continued to operate under different names and its leader, Hafiz Saeed, has continued to address rallies in Pakistan.

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Militant leaders, such as LET's Hafiz Saeed, remained at large.

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Hafiz Saeed will be under house arrest at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan for three months as Pakistani authorities investigate the attacks that killed 160 people in India's financial capital.

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"Frankly, there is no closure until we get Hafiz Saeed, " referring to the head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a Pakistani charity and alleged front organisation for militant group Lashkar-e Toiba, which accused of masterminding the attacks.

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There was bafflement this week at the release of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned militant group.

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That points the finger at Pakistan, which, despite repeated promises by its president, General Pervez Musharraf, to stop cross-border terrorism, this month freed Lashkar's founder and leader, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, from detention.

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