Take swift action against those behind 26/11: US to Pak

New Delhi, Sept 18 (PTI) Mounting pressure on Pakistan,
the US Friday asked it to ensure "swift and lengthy"
punishment to the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks, including
Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, and dismantle
terror infrastructure existing there.

US Ambassador Timothy J Roemer, who met India Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram here,
said that going after Saeed, described by India as the
mastermind of the 26/11 attacks, and ending terror
infrastructure were "extremely important".

During his first meeting with Singh since his
appointment here, Roemer discussed issues related to the Prime
Minister's visits to the US for G-20 meeting in Pittsburg next
week and subsequently to Washington in November.

Singh will be the first foreign dignitary to undertake a
bilateral visit to Washington since President Barack Obama
assumed office in January.

"Swift and lengthy punishment for six suspects of Mumbai
attacks in Pakistan is important for the US and India," Roemer
told reporters after his meeting with Chidambaram.

"Going after Hafiz Saeed and dismantling terror
infrastructure in that region is extremely important for both
US and India," said the envoy who discussed issues related to
security cooperation with Chidamabaram.

Roemer's comments assume significance as these came
ahead of the meeting of Foreign Ministers and Foreign
Secretaries of India and Pakistan in New York on the margins
of the UN General Assembly session to discuss the status of
investigations by Pakistan in Mumbai attacks case. (MORE) PTI