Pak says committed to bringing to justice 26/11 perpetrators

Islamabad, Nov 26 (PTI) As India accused it of inaction
in the Mumbai attacks case, Pakistan Friday expressed its
commitment to bring to justice those responsible for the 2008
terror strikes, but said that it too wanted progress in the
resolution of issues like Kashmir and Siachen.
"Pakistan has condemned the Mumbai incident in the past
and continues to do so Friday. Two years have passed since the
incident and it is our wish that those people who were
involved in this incident should be brought to justice,"
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on the second
anniversary of the terror strikes.
Qureshi told reporters in his hometown of Multan in
Punjab province that Interior Minister Rehman Malik had sent
"some proposals" to India to facilitate progress in the
process of bringing suspects linked to the Mumbai attacks to
justice.
He did not give details about the proposals.
His remarks came a day after India, in a strongly-worded
diplomatic note, said "substantive and verifiable" progress
has not been made in the probe into Mumbai terror attacks
cases in Pakistan.
Asking Islamabad to fulfil its "obligation and
commitment" to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11
carnage, India regretted that no feedback has been received on
several issues raised by New Delhi.
Qureshi Friday said that Pakistan "will not provide
backing to any organisation that is linked to terrorism."
Persons linked to or responsible for the Mumbai incident
"should be punished in a legal manner and while remaining
within the law," he said.
"The Pakistan government has been in touch with India and
we have exchanged information and many dossiers. We have taken
information from them and given them information," Qureshi
said in response to a question.
"We want to remain peaceful and we have an interest in
peace and stability in this region. We want good neighbourly
and friendly relations with India," he added.
At the same time, Qureshi acknowledged that Pakistan had
"issues" with India that the world was aware of.
"These issues include Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek and
water. We have told (India) we are ready to sit together to
resolve these issues peacefully through talks. It is our
desire that there should be progress in this too," he said.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has arrested
seven suspects, including LeT's operations commander Zakiur
Rehman Lakhvi, on charges of facilitating and planning the
attacks that killed 166 people.
However, their trial has been marred by controversies and
procedural delays and only one out of over 160 witnesses has
testified so far.