ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik on Saturday said the inquiry team on the Mumbai attacks has been asked to submit its initial report within 10 days.However, he made it clear that the whole course of action would be taken according to the Pakistani laws.
To a question, the adviser rejected any pressure either from the Indian government or from British Foreign Secretary David Milliband, saying: “Neither we accepted any pressure earlier nor we will accept it now.”
India should allow their investigators to interact with Pakistani counterparts for immediate result, he told a press conference.
He said the team had been directed to conduct transparent and legally tangible inquiry.
He said the team would establish legally verifiable credentials of the suspects allegedly involved in the Mumbai attacks, inquire into the available information supplied by India with a view to transforming it into evidence and collect other related evidence for legal action according to the law of Pakistan.
He said the government would bring the culprits to justice if they were found involved in the crime.
However, to a question, he said the leads obtained so far were out of Pakistan. “I do not want to say anything at this stage as the investigators are already looking into the information provided by India,” he added.
He said that cases could be registered only on the basis of tangible evidence and more time could be given to the investigators if necessary.
Malik said the Indian government could also be requested to provide more information to help the ongoing inquiry in Pakistan.
He advised India to be patient and allow time for the completion of the inquiry. He pointed out that India had taken around 40 days to provide information on the Mumbai investigations.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in Multan on Saturday that Pakistan would not only share information about the Mumbai attacks with India and other friendly countries but would also pursue questions arising out of it to ensure a cooperative engagement.
Talking to reporters here, FM Qureshi said Pakistan had received a dossier from India through its high commission and it had been handed over to the Interior Ministry for further action. He said the Interior Ministry not only examined the dossier but also formed a three-member commission comprising experienced investigators and reputable officers to conduct investigations.
Qureshi said after examining the dossier and Pakistan’s own investigations, information from other sources would also be shared in a transparent manner with India and other friendly country.
To a question, he said five training camps linked to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba had been closed down in accordance with the government’s clear policy that it would not allow utilisation of its soil for such activities.
He said Pakistan would hold trial of any Pakistani individual or entity in free, fair and transparent manner if investigations proved their involvement in the Mumbai attacks. ìIndian leaders’ statements showed their flip-flop approach but Pakistan is consistent in its stance and sincerely wants to unveil elements involved in it and to bring the perpetrators to justice,î he said.
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