Pak registers case against Kasab, 12 others

Islamabad, Feb 11 (PTI) Pakistani authorities Wednesday
registered a case against Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist
captured alive during the Mumbai attacks, and 12 others in
connection with the terror strikes.

The case was registered on the basis of the probe
conducted by the Federal Investigation Agency and the decision
made by the Defence Committee of the Cabinet during its
meeting on Monday, TV channels quoted unidentified sources as
saying.

The case was registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Geo
News channel reported.

It quoted sources as saying that the case was registered
at the Dockyard Police Station in Karachi.

Geo News also said that among the others named in the
case were three persons who were arrested in Karachi. Nine
more persons had been identified but were yet to be taken into
custody, the channel reported.

Legal experts said Pakistan will need the cooperation of
Indian authorities to proceed with the case and bring it to
court. Pakistani authorities might also need to seek access to
Indian witnesses to proceed with the case, they said.

During its meeting on Monday, the Defence Committee of
the Cabinet decided to register a case and conduct further
investigations to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks
to justice according to Pakistan laws.

The meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf
Raza Gilani, said it would be "exceedingly difficult to
complete the investigation and proceed with the case" without
"substantial evidence" from India. It also decided to send
further queries to Indian authorities.

Pakistan detained or placed under surveillance some 124
members of Lashker-e-Toiba and its front organisation
Jamaat-ud-Dawah in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. The LeT and
Jamaat founder Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, LeT operations commander
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and communications expert Zarar Shah are
among those detained. PTI RHL