A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today dismissed a bail petition filed by Lashker-e-Taiba operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who is currently in jail in connection with the 2008 Mumbai attacks case. Lakhvi is among the seven suspects, who have been charged with involvement in the Mumbai carnage. Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan of the Rawalpindi- based anti-terrorism court, which is conducting the in-camera trial, dismissed Lakhvi's bail application on the ground that it could not be maintained. Lakhvi's lawyer Khwaja Sultan, who has been accused by the prosecution of filing numerous petitions to delay the trial, said that his client would now approach the Lahore High Court for bail. He contended that the prosecution's case was based only on the confessional statement of Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist convicted and sentenced to death by an Indian court for his role in the attacks. He claimed that the prosecution had produced five policemen who testified that Lakhvi was a top LeT commander but had been unable to give any proof linking him to the Mumbai incident. The prosecution had challenged the bail application, saying there was enough evidence to nail Lakhvi. The next hearing in the Mumbai attacks case is scheduled for September 18.