The Indians security forces went a step ahead in their brutality back
then. Kashmiris protesting the deaths of five innocent muslims in fake
encounters right after the massacre, were fired upon murdering a further eight,
and bringing the total toll of this massacre closer to fifty.
P Chidambaram has ensured his entire trip to the United States was focused
on Pakistan’s alleged lack of seriuosness in dealing with the ‘Mumbai
attackers’, and the recent allegations of rocket attacks provides the perfect
backdrop to India’s persecution complex.
Pakistan calling India’s bluff?
Pakistan has officially offered to hold an open debate with the Indian home
minister over the probing of Mumbai attacks.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said, “I am ready for the debate anywhere in
India, Pakistan or wherever his Indian counterpart likes.”
Talking to journalists in Islamabad, Malik started off by pointing out that
the first formal response to Pakistan’s February 9 request for information came
on June 20th and that too was in Marathi language. Besides citing other Indian
lapses, he pointed out that India refused to share the Samjotha Express dossier
which was of critical importance as “a friendly country, which is also close to
India, had told us that one of the Mumbai terrorists was also involved in the
Mumbai incident”.
Malik said he had received the latest Indian dossier in which the Indians
have provided us with a statement from Ajmal Kasab, who claims now speaking to
Hafiz Saeed when he was in Mumbai.
‘Initially the Indians said Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was the mastermind and we
arrested him… now they have started saying that Hafiz Saeed is the mastermind,’
Malik said.
Pakistan to take up Kashmir and Afghanistan before the
UN
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to take up the issue of Kashmir and
Afghanistan effectively at a session of the United Nations General Assembly this
year.
Pakistan will inform the international community about reservations with
regard to Indian’s tactics not to resolve the Kashmir issue as well as the war
against terrorism in Afghanistan.
The decision to this effect was taken during two separate meetings held at
the foreign office, a private TV channel reported. Relevant authorities briefed
the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi about Kashmir and Afghanistan.
During the meeting it was decided that Pakistan would ask the United
Nations to ensure a resolution of the long-lingering issue of Kashmir on a
priority basis for durable peace in the region.
The international community would also be informed about the human rights
violations committed by Indian forces in held Kashmir, sources said.
Besides officers of relevant authorities, officers of intelligence agencies
including Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen. Ahmed
Shuja Pasha attended the meeting.
Pakistan will also take up the issue of Afghanistan during the session and
would inform the largest world body about problems being faced by Pakistan due
to action of Afghanistan based allied forces in neighboring country, channel
reported.