Part of 26/11 plot hatched on our soil, admits Pak

Updated on: 13 February,2009 09:19 AM IST |
Agencies |

Replying to India's dossier over the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik agreed that some part of the conspiracy did take place in Pakistan

Killer's words: Pakistan wants the statement that terrorist Ajmal Amir Qasab made in court

He added that Pakistan extended unconditional support to India.

Malik said that the investigations into the attacks were started without registering a case, saying that the information they received "couldn't be turned into FIR" and that Pakistan wanted "tangible evidence".

However, Malik said that Pakistan has now lodged the FIR. He said three persons have been named in the FIR lodged under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

He said that Pakistani national Javed Iqbal, who acquired the VoIP phones for Mumbai attackers in Spain has also been arrested.

"Hamad Ameen Sadiq, who facilitated money transfer for the terrorist attack in Mumbai, has been held," he added.

30 questions

Malik said that Pakistan wants Ajmal Amir Qasab's statement made in court. It also wants to know how some SIM cards were procured in India. He said, "Pakistan has given India 30 questions for further information about Mumbai attackers, including finger prints and DNA samples of all the terrorists. Nine accused have been named in the FIR of whom six have been arrested."

The minister said that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani took personal interest in the 26/11 probe.

He said that the goal of Pakistan is to bring the culprits to justice and Islamabad will seek additional evidence from India.

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