LDALL CHIDAMBARAM 3LST

When a reporter said Pakistan had termed "myopic"
India's decision to suspend dialogue process after Mumbai
attacks and harping on arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed,
Chidambaram said Pakistan government had not used that word.
India considers Saeed, also the founder of Lashkar-e-
Taiba, as the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks that killed 166
people, including foreigners.
While New Delhi has been pushing for expeditious
action against Saeed, Pakistan has been maintaining that there
was enough evidence to prosecute him.
"But whatever was the process till 26/11 was
interrupted by 26/11 and recognising that the process was
interrupted is not myopic by any standard. That is the
reality," he said.
The Pakistan Interior Minister said he had sent the
Indian dossier to investigators and "Whoever is found guilty
and if somebody is involved, I will definitely take action.
There is no question about it."
He insisted that "we are not there to create any
hurdle in the investigation. Rather we will assist and
cooperate with India. India has extended hand of friendship.
We accept it and we have also extended hand of friendship."
Chidambaram said: "Now we are trying to pick the
threads again. Foreign ministers are talking to each other,
the Prime Ministers have met."
Asked about his conversation with Malik, the Home
Minister refused to give details but said "I am sure you can
repose confidence in me that I have conveyed whatever was
necessary to convey to my counterpart and he has conveyed
whatever he felt necessary to convey to me."
On the deliberations of SAARC Interior Ministers
conference, he noted that all member countries mentioned
terrorism as the foremost concern and this was reflected in
the joint statement.
"It is a welcome development. Acknowledgement of the
problem is the first step towards its resolution."
Malik said he and Chidambaram discussed "whatever was
required" to be discussed.
"We will work with full responsibility. The idea is
to bring friendship between India and Pakistan. The idea is to
strike heavily against terrorists. I think the resolve between
India and Pakistan is to come down heavily on terrorists, from
wherever they come from," Malik said.
He said the two countries should take their talks
towards positive side.
"We should show unity, terrorists would like to create
quarrel between the two neighbours. We will cooperate and work
together," the Pakistan Interior Minister said.
Asked whether Pakistan would pursue leads given by
India on 26/11 attacks, Malik said his country would
investigate whatever new information is provided. "We will
investigate with seriousness."
Queried whether action would be taken against Hafiz
Saeed, he said he would not go into specifics.
"The fact is any terrorist or anybody, wherever there
is evidence, we will act and we will take action. And we will
keep india in confidence. What is important is interaction, we
will have good results of the interaction," he said. PTI AKK
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