Pakistan has said that the seven 26/11 terror attack accused jailed in the country have refused to provide their voice samples.
The Pakistani authorities have told Indian officials that the seven jailed 26/11 terror attack accused Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Zarar Shah and Abu Al Qama among others have refused to provide their voice samples, invoking their rights under self-incrimination clause (not giving evidence against themselves) of the law, a senior government official was quoted as saying by The Asian Age paper.
Expecting Pakistan to seek update on the Samjhauta Express blast investigation during the bilateral talks beginning in Islamabad on Thursday, the Indian authorities have firmed up their response. The progress in the cross-border train attack has been of keen interest to Pakistan since a significant number of Pakistani nationals lost their lives.
Top government sources said India will provide the latest update on the Samjhauta case to Pakistan as a part of the action taken report on matters raised during the last meet held in New Delhi in 2011. The role of Hindu extremists in the cross-border terror strike has been established by the NIA, which has chargesheeted five accused, including Swami Asimanand, in the case.
Government officials here, however, refused to draw a parallel between the Samjhauta strike and the Mumbai 26/11 terror attack where the role of ‘’state actors’’ has emerged.
The 12-member Indian delegation, consisting of the chiefs of NIA, CBI and IB will press Pakistan to act against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and also identify the key 26/11 masterminds Major Iqbal and Major Samir Ali, identified by LeT operative David Headley, as officers of the Pakistani Army in his confession to NIA and the US FBI.
“Major Iqbal and Major Samir Ali could be the alias, we want Pakistan’s help to identity of these persons,” an official said.
Pakistan has to provide the voice samples of those who are under detention and accused as accomplice in Bombay carnage in order to come clean of the allegation of involvement in this brutal act.
Pakistn have to help India in Mumbai attack investigation, but in response to that India should help Pakistan in Samjhota Express culprits, as those behind Samjhota Express had already been exposed, I things things could go simple if Pakistan hand over Hafiz Saeed and in return India hands over all accussed of Samjhota Express.
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