The High Court issued its order after hearing arguments by the JuD chief's counsel A K Dogar, who claimed the detention of the two men violated Pakistan's constitution and laws.

Dogar said the UN Security Council had only sought a freeze on the JuD's assets and a travel ban on its leaders and the world body had not demanded the arrest of JuD leaders.

He claimed it was not binding under Pakistani laws to implement UN Security Council resolutions.

The Deputy Attorney General of the federal government and the Advocate General of Punjab province rebutted Dogar's arguments.

The Advocate General said it was binding on Pakistan to implement Security Council resolutions as the country was a signatory to the UN Charter.

Saeed's house was declared a sub-jail during his detention. "We will provide security to Saeed if we are asked by our high-ups," said SSP (Operations) Shafiq Ahmed. During an earlier hearing of Saeed's petition challenging his detention, Pakistan's Attorney General Latif Khosa had told the High Court that the government had evidence which showed the JuD's "prima facie links" with Al Qaida.

This was the first time that Pakistan acknowledged the JuD's links with Al-Qaida. Saeed and Ahmed had challenged their detention through a petition in the High Court. Saeed and several other JuD leaders were placed under house arrest in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks but most of them were subsequently freed.

Five LeT activists, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah, are currently being tried by an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi for alleged involvement in the Mumbai attacks.