Monday, February 9, 2009

Pakistan likely to submit Mumbai probe report today

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is likely to examine the findings of its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks on Monday and is expected to officially respond to India’s Mumbai attacks dossier.

On Sunday, Pakistan media had reported that the government in Islamabad will file cases against five Pakistanis, including lone captured terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, for planning the Mumbai attacks.

Pakistan's Cabinet Defence Committee is meeting in Islamabad on Monday. The meeting has been called to review the investigation report prepared by the Pakistani authorities on the information provided by India on Mumbai attacks.

The interior ministry's report states that the attacks were planned not in Pakistan or India but in a European country, Geo News channel quoted sources as saying. The conspirators kept in touch by using the internet, the sources said, according to PTI.

The sources also said that cases would be filed against five Pakistanis, including Kasab, the lone attacker arrested by Indian authorities, for planning the Mumbai attacks.

Action will be taken against them in the country according to Pakistani laws and access to Kasab will be sought to identify his Indian 'associates', the sources said.

The Pakistan government has not formally stated so far whether it will seek consular access to Kasab though it has acknowledged that he is a Pakistani national.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday had said the government will finalize its response to the Indian dossier after the report is presented on Monday.

Pakistan’s law ministry had vetted a report on the Mumbai attacks prepared by the interior ministry and forwarded it to the Prime Minister's Office. The Defence Committee of the Cabinet comprises key ministers and the three service chiefs.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pakistan_may_submit_Mumbai_probe_report_today/articleshow/4097582.cms

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