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Chidambaram to visit Pak on friday; terror tops agenda
CHIDAMBARAM-PAK
New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) In the first ministerial visit
from India to Pakistan since 26/11, P Chidambaram will travel
to Islamabad on Friday on a two-day trip during which he is
expected to press for probe against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed
and seek voice samples of handlers of Mumbai attackers.
Chidambaram, who is visiting Pakistan primarily for SAARC
Interior Minister's Conference on Saturday, is expected to
have bilateral meeting with Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman
Malik soon after his arrival in Islamabad.
The Indian Home Minister's talks with his Pakistani
counterpart are expected to be centred on terrorism emanating
from Pakistan and the steps India would like the country to
take to end it.
Chidambaram will seek to know the status of investigation
and trial being conducted in Pakistan in the Mumbai attacks
case.
The Indian side would seek to know the follow up on the
10 dossiers given to Pakistan till a few months back,
detailing the evidence against Saeed and others in the Mumbai
attacks case.
Ahead of the visit, India gave one more dossier to
Pakistan on June 18 providing further information about
Saeed's role in Mumbai attacks. This was based on questioning
of Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley by a team of
National Investigation Agency earlier this month.
Pakistan's Supreme Court had on May 25 set Saeed free,
arguing that there was not enough evidence to keep him in
prison.
This has disappointed India, which maintains that it had
given ample material regarding involvement of Saeed in the
Mumbai attacks and several other cases.
During his visit, Chidambaram is expected to press
Pakistan to pursue the probe against Saeed by following up on
the leads provided in the Indian dossiers.
He is also expected to seek voice samples of
Pakistan-based "handlers" of the 10 terrorists who attacked
Mumbai on November 26, 2008, they said. These include seven
LeT operatives who are currently undergoing trial in Pakistan.
India has been demanding voice samples of the handlers
whose conversations were intercepted while the attack unfolded
as this will help in the investigations into the Mumbai
terror attack. (MORE) PTI AKK
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New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) In the first ministerial visit
from India to Pakistan since 26/11, P Chidambaram will travel
to Islamabad on Friday on a two-day trip during which he is
expected to press for probe against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed
and seek voice samples of handlers of Mumbai attackers.
Chidambaram, who is visiting Pakistan primarily for SAARC
Interior Minister's Conference on Saturday, is expected to
have bilateral meeting with Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman
Malik soon after his arrival in Islamabad.
The Indian Home Minister's talks with his Pakistani
counterpart are expected to be centred on terrorism emanating
from Pakistan and the steps India would like the country to
take to end it.
Chidambaram will seek to know the status of investigation
and trial being conducted in Pakistan in the Mumbai attacks
case.
The Indian side would seek to know the follow up on the
10 dossiers given to Pakistan till a few months back,
detailing the evidence against Saeed and others in the Mumbai
attacks case.
Ahead of the visit, India gave one more dossier to
Pakistan on June 18 providing further information about
Saeed's role in Mumbai attacks. This was based on questioning
of Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley by a team of
National Investigation Agency earlier this month.
Pakistan's Supreme Court had on May 25 set Saeed free,
arguing that there was not enough evidence to keep him in
prison.
This has disappointed India, which maintains that it had
given ample material regarding involvement of Saeed in the
Mumbai attacks and several other cases.
During his visit, Chidambaram is expected to press
Pakistan to pursue the probe against Saeed by following up on
the leads provided in the Indian dossiers.
He is also expected to seek voice samples of
Pakistan-based "handlers" of the 10 terrorists who attacked
Mumbai on November 26, 2008, they said. These include seven
LeT operatives who are currently undergoing trial in Pakistan.
India has been demanding voice samples of the handlers
whose conversations were intercepted while the attack unfolded
as this will help in the investigations into the Mumbai
terror attack. (MORE) PTI AKK
RDM
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