Pak serious about prosecuting 26/11 suspects: Gilani
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that Pakistan is serious about prosecuting suspects in the Mumbai terror attacks in accordance with its own laws in a transparent trial.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that Pakistan is serious about prosecuting suspects in the Mumbai terror attacks in accordance with its own laws in a transparent trial.
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During talks with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Gilani said the government had launched a formal inquiry by counter-terrorism experts into the Mumbai incident.
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Gilani "reiterated his government's stance that Pakistan was serious to prosecute the suspects of the Mumbai attacks in accordance with its law in a transparent and fair trial", an official statement said.
Pakistan is seeking a joint investigation because full cooperation by India is necessary to "ensure a proper trial", he said.
Gilani briefed Miliband about steps taken by the Pakistan government to implement the UN Security Council's restrictions on the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and the inquiry into the Mumbai attacks. Once the inquiry is completed, its results will be shared with India and the rest of the world, he added.
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The premier said he had appreciated External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement about dropping the demand for extradition of suspects to India, but regretted that he (Mukherjee) had "since retracted his statement".
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The premier said he had appreciated External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement about dropping the demand for extradition of suspects to India, but regretted that he (Mukherjee) had "since retracted his statement".
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Gilani also called on India to "cut down on the rhetoric" as Pakistan has begun a formal inquiry into the Mumbai incident. He hoped the Indian leadership would "refrain from indulging in a global propaganda offensive against Pakistan by recognizing the merit of his government's action".
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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