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Pak demands proof on Mumbai allegations
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Friday, Dec 12, 2008
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says India
fails to share information on Mumbai terror attacks despite repeated
requests.
Qureshi said that Pakistan had begun its own investigations concerning
the Indian allegations against the country.
"The government of Pakistan has already initiated investigations
on its own. However, our own investigations cannot proceed beyond
a certain point without provision of credible information and
evidence pertaining to Mumbai,” Qureshi said.
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Qureshi's remarks came a day after Pakistani Defense Minister
Ahmad Mukhtar called on the US and India to provide tangible evidence
for Mumbai allegations. "Both the US and India say they have
ample proof, but why is it hidden from us?" Mukhtar asked.
India insists there is enough evidence to prove that the Mumbai
attacks were launched from Pakistani territory, Home Minister
P. Chidambaram said during the Parliament session in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, US state department said that Pakistan had taken "important
steps" by acting against terror groups by banning the Jamaat-ud
Dawa-a front group to Lashkar-e-Taiba- which has been alleged
by the US and India to be behind the Mumbai attacks.
But the US declined to comment on India's observation that Islamabad
was not doing enough.
India had previously demanded the hand over of 20 suspected militants
but Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked Pakistan
to hand over 40 people which New Delhi believes were involved
in attacks on Indian soil and other serious crimes.
Islamabad has intensified its crackdown on militants but says
it will not hand over any of its citizens to India. It also denies
any involvement in the raids that left 171 people dead and 294
wounded.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari had earlier said that the
Mumbai terror attacks were directed not only against India but
also against Pakistan's new democratic government and the peace
process.
Pakistan's top officials say Islamabad is still waiting for evidence
from India proving Pakistani nationals were involved in the attacks.
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