Pak to share Mumbai report once vetted by law ministry: Gilani
Pakistan will share the findings of its probe into the Mumbai attacks with India and the rest of the world once the report of an investigation team is vetted by the Law Ministry, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said.
Pakistan will share the findings of its probe into the Mumbai attacks with India and the rest of the world once the report of an investigation team is vetted by the law ministry, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday.
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He said war is not the solution to problems between India and Pakistan and the two countries should address "irritants and core issues" like Kashmir to ensure peace in the region.
"I assure the world and the government and people of India that the dossier which was sent to us – it has been investigated by the ministry of interior. The findings have been referred to the ministry of law. And after their approval, I'll take the world into confidence," he said.
"War is not the solution for the two countries. The irritants and core issues must be settled," Gilani told a news conference, listing Kashmir as one of the "core issues" between the two sides.
Gilani indicated that it might not be possible for India and Pakistan to improve their ties in the near future due to the tensions created by the Mumbai attacks.
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"Actually with the recent incident of Mumbai, there is a lot of hostility and there is tremendous pressure from the people of India on the government. Therefore, it is not easy to have better relations with India immediately," he said.
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"Actually with the recent incident of Mumbai, there is a lot of hostility and there is tremendous pressure from the people of India on the government. Therefore, it is not easy to have better relations with India immediately," he said.
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He said Pakistan's civilian government is working to "build good relations" with all its neighbours. Ties with Afghanistan, which were "not good" in the recent past, had been improved.
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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