Former Pakistan investigator blames LeT for 26/11
Former chief of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency Tariq Khosa says, "Pakistan has to deal with the Mumbai mayhem, planned and launched from its soil."
Former Pakistani investigator Tariq Khosa’s statement that there is
evidence to link the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to 26/11 Mumbai attacks has
reinforced New Delhi’s position on cross-border terrorism.
Coming ahead of the meeting of the National Security Advisers proposed
for later this month, the revelations were made in a piece written by
Mr. Khosa who led the probe into the 26/11 attacks, in the Pakistani
newspaper Dawn. The former head of the Federal Investigation
Agency has referred to seven pieces of evidence to show the attacks were
planned in Pakistan. For instance Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani national.
Evidence of Pakistan complicity piling up: ex-Foreign Secretary
Former Pakistani investigator, ex-head of the Federal Investigation
Agency, Tariq Khosa pointed out in his Dawn article that the casings of
the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from training camps
in Sindh, the fishing trawler that brought the attackers near Mumbai was
traced to Pakistan, the money trail was linked to the arrested accused
and the communications through Voice over Internet Protocol gave away
the masterminds orchestrating the violence from Pakistan.
Welcoming the revelations made by Mr. Khosa, former Foreign Secretary Lalit Mansingh told . that India must now “place these facts on the table” during the meeting of the NSAs.
“Pakistan has always been in denial, but evidence of its complicity is
now piling up. As the NSAs’ meeting will centre on terrorism, India must
confront Pakistan as these revelations reinforce our case,” Mr.
Mansingh said.
Mr. Khosa’s reference to the trial of the Mumbai case having dragged on for far too long has also found a resonance in India.
“Dilatory tactics by the defendants, frequent change of trial judges,
and assassination of the case prosecutor as well as retracting from
original testimony by some key witnesses have been serious setbacks for
the prosecutors,” he has said in his piece.
Former bureaucrat and a distinguished fellow at the Institute of Peace
and Conflict Studies Rana Banerji said the judiciary in Pakistan should
expedite the trial, which has been hanging fire.
Describing Mr. Khosa as a person of “impeccable reputation”, Mr. Banerji
said these revelations have been made before and were useful for India
to present its case at international fora.
On how these revelations will play out ahead of the NSAs’ meet, he said
some sections of the army and the intelligence in Pakistan seem upset by
the disclosure as Islamabad is now “dilly dallying” on the dates for
the meeting put forth by India.
Citing the December 16, 2014 attacks carried out by the
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Mr. Khosa had suggested that “both India and
Pakistan admit their mistakes and follies and learn to co-exist while
trying to find solutions to their thorny issues through peaceful means.”
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