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entire world hostage," he said while appearing in CNN’s Larry King Live programme on Tuesday
night. He asserted that the "State of Pakistan" is not responsible for the attacks in Mumbai. Mr
Zardari also rejected India’s demand to hand over Lashkar-e-Tayyaba chief Hafiz Mohammed
Sayeed and other fugitives and doubted whether the arrested terrorist is a Pakistani national. Two
days after New Delhi’s demarche demanding the handing over of 20 fugitives, Mr Zardari made
known Pakistan’s reluctance: "If we had proof, we would try them in our courts. We would try
them in our land and we would sentence them," he said on the TV show. India’s list of 20
included mafia don Dawood Ibrahim and Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar. Ms Rice also
said the goal of all responsible countries should be to investigate the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,
bring its perpetrators to justice, and to prevent recurrence of similar incidents. "Pakistan has an
essential role to play in this," said Ms Rice, who is expected in Pakistan on Thursday. A
combative Mr Mukherjee said there is no doubt that the terrorist attacks in Mumbai were carried
out by individuals who came from Pakistan and whose controllers are in Pakistan. "This is an
assessment that is widely shared by the international community," he said. The Government of
India is determined to act decisively to protect India’s territorial integrity and the right of our
citizens to a peaceful life with all the means at our disposal," Mr Mukherjee said with
uncharacteristic candour. He asserted that New Delhi expects cooperation from Islamabad to
ensure that the terrorists and organisations who perpetrated the attacks in Mumbai are arrested
and brought to justice. "We expect all friendly governments and the international community to
ensure that this happens," he insisted…….. (Asian Age 4/12/08)
Zardari promises action (12)
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari promised “strong” action against any Pakistani elements
found involved in the Mumbai attacks after a meeting on Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice who asked the government here to act with “urgency” to bring the perpetrators
to book. Ms. Rice sought to send out the message that the U.S. was interested in finding the
perpetrators by underlining in her meetings with the Pakistani leadership that U.S. nationals were
also killed. The U.S. official, who also met Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army chief
Gen. Asfaq Parvez Kayani, told a press conference later that she found the Pakistan government
“focussed” and “committed” to rooting out terrorist elements. Mr. Zardari’s office said in a
statement that he “reiterated that the government will not only assist in the investigation but also
take strong action against any Pakistani elements found involved in the attack[s].” According to
the statement, he told Ms. Rice that Pakistan was “determined to ensure that its territory is not
used for any act of terrorism.” A detailed statement from the Prime Minister’s office said that in
her discussions with Mr. Gilani, Ms. Rice “noted that not only innocent Indians but nationals of
other countries including the United States had been targeted.” (The Hindu 5/12/08)
US, India: We've proof of ISI role in Mumbai attacks (12)
New Delhi: India has proof that ISI was involved in planning the Mumbai Terror attacks and
training the terrorists who killed 183 people during a 60-hour siege of the country's financial
capital, sources said. The names of trainers and the places where meticulous training took place
are also known to the government, the sources said. The United States is believed to have even
more evidence some of which it has shared with India, they said. Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of
Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, who was in Pakistan on Wednesday, is believed to have told his
Pakistani interlocutors that Washington had enough evidence to show a Pakistani hand in the
attack, the sources said. Sources also refuse to believe that the Pakistani army did not have
knowledge of the Mumbai operation given that ISI is controlled by it. At the same time, sources do
not believe that the civilian Government in Pakistan is involved in the attack. In fact, one view is
that the civilian government itself may be a target of the strike which may be used by the army to
heighten tensions with India to return to power. Washington has asked Pakistan to crackdown on
Lashkar-e-Toiba, which now goes under the name of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and to arrest its chief
Hafeez Mohd Saeed because it has evidence of their involvement in the attack, the sources said.
The attack was planned, equipped and organised in Pakistan where the terrorists were trained
and provided logistical support. Contrary to the version that the terrorists used a hijacked Indian
fishing boat to reach Mumbai after sailing from Karachi, the view is that much more sophisticated
means were used. The sources spoke of a clear disconnect between the Pakistani civilian