.Pakistan: Senior official admits link to Mumbai attacks
Islamabad, 12 Feb. (AKI) - A senior Pakistani official on Thursday admitted for the first time that last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai were partly planned in Pakistan. Advisor to the prime minister on Interior Rehman Malik said that several suspects were now being in custody and a case has been filed which could lead to their prosecution.
Relations between between India and Pakistan have been tense since the November attacks after New Delhi said all 10 gunmen were Pakistani. At least 170 people were killed when terrorists targeted two luxury hotels and other locations in the heart of the city.
Malik made the comments during a media briefing on a government probe into the attacks.
"Some part of the conspiracy has taken place in Pakistan. We have lodged an FIR [first information report] into the case," he said, referring to a police complaint.
Pakistan denied any responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but later admitted that the only gunman captured alive during the three-day siege was Pakistani.
India has accused the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba militant group of being behind the attacks and has demanded key leaders be extradited to face charges in India.
New Delhi also shared intelligence with the Pakistani government which it says contains evidence to support its case.
Malik said Pakistan had assured India of its full cooperation in the investigations of Mumbai attacks and that Pakistan had been a victim of terrorism for a long time.
AKI
Relations between between India and Pakistan have been tense since the November attacks after New Delhi said all 10 gunmen were Pakistani. At least 170 people were killed when terrorists targeted two luxury hotels and other locations in the heart of the city.
Malik made the comments during a media briefing on a government probe into the attacks.
"Some part of the conspiracy has taken place in Pakistan. We have lodged an FIR [first information report] into the case," he said, referring to a police complaint.
Pakistan denied any responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but later admitted that the only gunman captured alive during the three-day siege was Pakistani.
India has accused the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba militant group of being behind the attacks and has demanded key leaders be extradited to face charges in India.
New Delhi also shared intelligence with the Pakistani government which it says contains evidence to support its case.
Malik said Pakistan had assured India of its full cooperation in the investigations of Mumbai attacks and that Pakistan had been a victim of terrorism for a long time.
AKI
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