Posts Tagged ‘Mumbai’

ISLAMABAD: Despite official rejections of the dossier handed over by India on evidence of the Mumbai attacks, Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman has said the government is still processing the evidence. Speaking exclusively to foreign T.V channel Sherry said, “Pakistan will wait until its investigations are complete, and that it would like its investigators to be given access to the sites of the ... Full story

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan demanded Tuesday that India should give access to the Mumbai attacks’ sites. Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman said there should be no war between the two nuclear powers. She urged that India should respond to the Pakistani offer of joint probe over Mumbai attacks Full story

MUMBAI: Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested for his involvement in the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, was on Tuesday remanded to police custody till January 19 by a Magistrate court here. Ajmal was remanded for his involvement in the Cama hospital firing registered in the Azad Maidan police station at south Mumbai. However, Ajmal, who had no legal representation, was not produced in the ... Full story

NEW DELHI: Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik said on Tuesday that Islamabad was examining the material provided by India on Mumbai terror strikes. Talking to journalists on the sidelines of the Afro-Asian conference on rural development, Malik said, “Pakistan has received the material and it is being examined.” Indian Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon while briefing the media on Monday made it clear that ... Full story

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday. President Zardari and Premier Gilani discussed Indo-Pak tension and steps taken by Pakistan to de-escalate the situation. According to sources, Zardari and Gilani agreed to carry out a credible investigation of the evidence provided by India on Mumbai attacks Full story

ISLAMABAD: A joint investigative committee would be formed for investigation into Mumbai attacks based on evidences that New Delhi had handed over to Islamabad, sources said. According to sources, the committee would carry out investigation following the evidences provided by India and would look closely into places and internet telephone numbers and Internet Protocols addresses pointed out in evidences. Full story

ISLAMABAD: India said Monday it has handed over some concrete evidences on the Mumbai attacks to Islamabad including six photographs of suspects indulged in Mumbai plot. It also said the provided documents on Mumbai carnage revealed that the perpetuators belonged to Multan, Okara, and Faisalabad, cities of Pakistan’s Punjab. Full story

NEW DELHI: A meeting of Indian Chief Ministers will be held in New Delhi today (Tuesday) for a ''focused discussion'' on the issue of terrorism and evolve a strategy to improve intelligence sharing in a well coordinated manner. The meeting, to be addressed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram, assumes significance as it is going to be held in the ... Full story

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday once again blamed Pakistan for whipping up war hysteria and using terrorism as state policy. “ Pakistan was whipping up war hysteria, and that the Mumbai attacks must have had support from some official agencies within Pakistan”, Singh told a security conference in New Delhi "The terrorist attack in Mumbai in November last year was carried ... Full story

NEW DELHI: India on Monday handed to Pakistan what it said was evidence linking the country to the terrorists who attacked Mumbai in November, Indian government sources said. The material includes details of the interrogation of Ajmal Amir Iman, also known as Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, who was the lone surviving gunman and who India says is a Pakistani national. Full story