The Foreign Office on Friday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan JP Singh and conveyed to him Pakistan’s strong protest over India’s deliberate delay in the trial of Samjotha Express terror attack and Indian government’s hue and cry over Lakhvi’s trial in Pakistan.
The Indian diplomat was told that New Delhi’s hue and cry over alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s release orders by the court is not justified.
A senior Foreign Ministry official said that Pakistan had told the senior Indian diplomat that despite Islamabad High Court’s orders, Pakistan detained Lakhvi under MPO therefore Pakistan’s integrity and commitment to try the accused of Mumbai attack should not be doubted.
The Pakistani officials held the Indian government responsible for the delay in trial of accused of Mumbai attack being taken in Pakistan and India simultaneously.
“Despite Pakistan’s repeated requests credible evidence about Mumbai attacks was never shared with Pakistan,” the FO official said, adding that Pakistani officials and prosecutors were not granted access to Mumbai attack’s key accused in India “and this is hampering the proceeding of the trial”.
