Reacting to the execution of Ajmal Kasab – the lone survivor of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Pakistan said on Wednesday that its position on terrorism was very clear and consistent, as it has always condemned terrorism in all its forms.
“We are willing to cooperate and work closely with all the countries of the region to eliminate the scourge of terrorism,” Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ali Khan said in a statement. While clarifying a report printed in the Indian press about not receiving a note from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad regarding the execution of Ajmal Kasab‚ the FO spokesman said “these reports are incorrect and baseless”.
He said the deputy high commissioner at the Indian Embassy in Islamabad had visited the Foreign Office on Tuesday evening with a note regarding the execution of Ajmal Kasab, adding that the director general for South Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had received the note and acknowledged receipt.
It may be mentioned that Ajmal Kasab‚ the lone survivor of the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, was executed on Wednesday in an Indian jail. Kasab’s execution came after the Indian president rejected his plea for mercy.
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said that if Kasab’s family seeks his body, the Indian authorities would seriously consider the request.