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Even After Eight Years Pakistan Not Showing Interest In Prosecuting Those Behind 26/11
Smoke billows from the Taj Hotal in Mumbai after it was attacked by LeT terrorists. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
As Pakistan drags its feet on 26/11 case, India has come up with suggestions on how Islamabad can expedite the trial of perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has written to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Chaudhry to expedite the trial, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
Swarup said that if Pakistan is serious about acting against those behind the attack, it must act on India’s suggestions.
“As you know, the Mumbai terror attack trial in Pakistan has not progressed expeditiously although it will soon be eight years since the dastardly attack,” Swarup said.
“In order to bring the guilty to book, our Foreign Secretary has recently written to his counterpart in Pakistan suggesting ways in which the trial could be expedited by cooperation through the legal channel,” he said.
At least 166 people were killed when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a series of shootings and bombings in Mumbai across four days starting from November 26, 2008.
Pakistan has so far jailed six suspects in the case. However, the mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, has been on bail for more than a year.
This latest move comes at a time when Islamabad is preparing to raise Kashmir issue at the UN this month, with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leading the charge.
With inputs from IANS.
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