Three years down the line since the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India and Pakistan on Saturday traded off statements — that have by now become a customary affair — even as little headway has actually been made on ground to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Reiterating that Islamabad doesn’t have enough credible evidence against the terror attacks mastermind LeT chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that India “gave information and not evidence.” He asked India to share “credible evidence” against Saeed. “As per Hafiz Saeed, no evidence was given against him. We arrested him in the beginning, he got relief from the High
Court and later from Supreme Court, and we could not keep him in jail,” Malik maintained.
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna countered it saying evidence provided by India was sufficient to prosecute those behind the “inhuman act”. Indian had found 20 persons guilty of conspiracy in the
Mumbai attack case, including and LeT commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi.
Reminding Pakistan that India was still awaiting “decisive” action against perpetrators of the crime, Krishna said, “I think the evidence provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs would be sufficient for any normal civilian court to prosecute the people involved in the conspiracy and the perpetrators of this crime. I once again call on our neighbour to bring the perpetrators of the crime to speedy justice.” Saeed has been delivering anti-India hate speeches openly in Pakistan but no action is being taken against him. However,
Malik said, “Even today he is under observation and if he speaks anti-Government or about promoting militancy then I promise that we will again register a case against him.” Just a couple of days ago, Saeed, who has since formed JuD, addressed a rally and accused India of being behind the shortage of water that is affecting Pakistani farmers. Malik expressed hope about sending a Judicial Commission to New Delhi within a week, after completion of official procedure, to expedite the trial of the accused in the 2008 militant attack case in Mumbai.
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