After weeks of incessant demand for extradition of accused of Mumbai terror attacks, India has now soften its stand saying fugitives can also be tried in Pakistan but there should be a transparent trial in Pakistan.
External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, in an interview with a news channel on Thursday said: “Indian fugitives should face Indian justice.
Others who have committed crimes against India should also be extradited. But if for some reasons that is not possible, then there should be a transparent trial in Pakistan.”
Not only India has toned down its public rhetoric on the demand for extradition of Mumbai carnage perpetrators, Pakistan too has shown sincerity, as it seems at this stage, as it has arrested more than 100 Lashkar-e-Taiba members, including extension of house arrest of LeT commanders Hafiz Sayeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, and has also shut down some Jamaat-ud-Dawa camps in Punjab and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that JuD’s website will be blocked and the crackdown against it will continue. He said a total of 124 people belonging to the banned group have been arrested in Pakistan. “This is the time to show solidarity with India,” he added.
Malik, however, said Pakistan would conduct a transparent probe but they needed more information about the Mumbai terror strikes form India.
Responding to Malik’s demand for more information through media, Pranab Mukherjee said India had formally already handed over the dossier of evidence to the Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi 10 days ago, and asked Pakistan to give a ‘direct response’ through diplomatic channels instead of resorting to media.
It is clear that India has either turned its diplomacy or compromised with the circumstances, but how Pakistan is sincere towards its new move, arrest of LeT members and shut down some JuD camps, is difficult to say at this stage in the wake of Pakistan’s continuing pattern of evasiveness and denial. Earlier Pakistan had arrested some LeT members but later had released them in want of evidence. So, only time will say whether Pakistan will deal with militants sincerely this time by bringing them to justice.
After weeks of incessant demand for extradition of accused of Mumbai terror attacks, India has now soften its stand saying fugitives can also be tried in Pakistan but there should be a transparent trial in Pakistan.
External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, in an interview with a news channel on Thursday said: “Indian fugitives should face Indian justice.
Others who have committed crimes against India should also be extradited. But if for some reasons that is not possible, then there should be a transparent trial in Pakistan.”
Not only India has toned down its public rhetoric on the demand for extradition of Mumbai carnage perpetrators, Pakistan too has shown sincerity, as it seems at this stage, as it has arrested more than 100 Lashkar-e-Taiba members, including extension of house arrest of LeT commanders Hafiz Sayeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, and has also shut down some Jamaat-ud-Dawa camps in Punjab and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that JuD’s website will be blocked and the crackdown against it will continue. He said a total of 124 people belonging to the banned group have been arrested in Pakistan. “This is the time to show solidarity with India,” he added.
Malik, however, said Pakistan would conduct a transparent probe but they needed more information about the Mumbai terror strikes form India.
Responding to Malik’s demand for more information through media, Pranab Mukherjee said India had formally already handed over the dossier of evidence to the Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi 10 days ago, and asked Pakistan to give a ‘direct response’ through diplomatic channels instead of resorting to media.
It is clear that India has either turned its diplomacy or compromised with the circumstances, but how Pakistan is sincere towards its new move, arrest of LeT members and shut down some JuD camps, is difficult to say at this stage in the wake of Pakistan’s continuing pattern of evasiveness and denial. Earlier Pakistan had arrested some LeT members but later had released them in want of evidence. So, only time will say whether Pakistan will deal with militants sincerely this time by bringing them to justice.
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