India to respond to Pak questionnaire on Headley

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) India will respond to Pakistan's
questions regarding additional information on Lashker-e-Taiba
terrorist David Headley and his activities during his multiple
visits to the country between 2006 and 2009.
Official sources said the move by Pakistan to send 47
questions to India was nothing but delaying tactics to act
against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case as
New Delhi has given every information that it has with regard
to the Pakistani-American terrorist.
Responding to the dossiers given by India seeking action
against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and his accomplices for their
involvement in the Mumbai attacks, Islamabad last week sent
the questions related to Headley's nine trips to India between
2006 and 2009.
The note verbale of Pakistan's Interior Ministry to the
Home Ministry sought all "credible evidence" that New Delhi
claims it has against the masterminds and operatives of the
attacks in 2008 following the interrogation of Headley by a
team of the National Investigation Agency in the United
States.
The 47 questions related to the Pakistani-American's
visit details and official versions of people whom he came in
contact with while scouting the 26/11 targets, the sources
said.
The questions include whether Indian security agencies
had information about Headley's visits to India or if he was
under surveillance then, how did Headley pay his hotel bill
and what kind of transport did he use for travel within India.
Islamabad has also sought answers on whom Headley met in
India and details about his meetings with film-maker Mahesh
Bhatt's son Rahul in Mumbai.
"The questionnaire is nothing but a delaying tactic of
Pakistan as we have already given all inputs about Headley,
besides many answers were available on the Internet," they
said.
Home Minister of India P Chidambaram has asked Home
Ministry officials to answer all questions even though the
basic upshot of Headley's interrogation has already been
shared by the FBI with Pakistan.
The Indian dossiers also contained information on
involvement of serving officers of the Pakistan Army in
funding Headley's visit to India and identifying possible
targets for the terror strike.
Headley had also confirmed to National Investigation
Agency that the ISI was involved with Lashkar commanders
responsible for 26/11 at "each and every stage of the plot",
corroborating India's stand about the involvement of Pakistani
state actors.
Sources said it is very unlikely that Pakistan would take
action against any of the serving officers of its Army as it
would prove the direct involvement of the establishment in the
planning and executing of the Mumbai attacks. PTI ACB
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