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| PM renews pledge to prosecute Mumbai terrorists |
| 2008-12-11 |
| .(AKI) - Pakistani Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani, has assured India that Islamabad will take action against terror suspects linked to the devastating Mumbai attacks in November. He also said that he was ready to send a Pakistani delegation to India to help police with their investigations. Speaking to the media at Multan Airport on Wednesday, Gillani said that Pakistan was a responsible country and did not want to reach any conclusions without any investigation. Pakistan has confirmed the arrest of two commanders from Lashkar-e-Toiba, Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi and Maulana Masood Azhar, blamed by India for Mumbai attacks last month. But many observers question the government's resolve to investigate the attacks. Pakistan never charged Masood Azhar after he was arrested for a deadly attack on India's Parliament in December 2001. He was later freed. Relations between Pakistan and India have been strained since India accused militant groups of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in India's financial centre, which killed more that 170 people and injured over 300. "I cannot comment until the investigations are completed. The law-enforcement agencies are holding investigations," Gillani said. The Pakistani prime minister also played down media reports that the Indian air force had been put on high alert and pledged to use diplomacy to defuse tensions with India. |
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