Pakistan finally Accepts Thats Kasab is a pakistani

Islamabad/New Delhi/Washington, Jan 7 (Inditop.com) After being in denial mode for weeks, Pakistan finally admitted Wednesday that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai carnage, was indeed a Pakistani national but was unsure whether it would provide him consular access as he has asked for to defend himself.

“Pakistani authorities, during the course of their own investigations into the Mumbai carnage have established the identity of the only surviving terrorist Ajmal Kasab as a Pakistani national,” Dawnnews reported on its website.

The admission comes a day after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a hard-hitting speech, held “official agencies” of the Pakistan government complicit in the Mumbai attack and accused Islamabad of having “utilised terrorism as an instrument of state policy against India.”

Also on Tuesday, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma urged Pakistan to own up Kasab’s nationality as the “first step” to indicate its intention to cooperate in the probe into the Mumbai mayhem.

Dawnnews also quoted a high-ranking government official as saying that because of the nature of Kasab’s crime, the government has still not taken any decision on whether to provide him with counsellor access.

“The top official said the investigations had started soon after the initial reports had suggested that Ajmal Kasab may possibly be a Pakistani national,” Dawnnews said.

“However, the authorities wanted to be doubly sure of his identity as there existed no record of Kasab and his family in the National Data Base which is maintained by NADRA. Details of the preliminary investigations submitted to the government have still not been made public,” it added.

The official said Kasab is the son of Amir Kasab and Mrs Noor Illahi.

The identity of others militants killed in Mumbai carnage is yet to be established but senior security officials told Dawnnews that preliminary investigations “have established that these militants were operating on their own and had absolutely no link with any section of the country’s security apparatus.

“A formal announcement in this regard is expected in the next few days,” Dawnnews said.

In other developments Wednesday, Defence Minister A.K. Antony asserted that India had “all available and possible options” open and asked Pakistan to book those who gave “inspiration, direction and support” to the Mumbai attacks and to “dismantle” the terror outfits functioning from its territory.

“There are two things. Those persons who gave inspiration, direction and support (to the terrorists in Mumbai) should be booked. Secondly, more than 30 terror outfits are active across the border. To dismantle them is the duty of the (Pakistani) government,” Antony told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

“After 26/11, there are no serious attempts to disband the terror outfits across the border and that is a major worry…. We are examining all available, possible options to prevent a repeat of this kind of infiltration and tragic incidents like what happened in Mumbai,” Antony said, declining to elaborate on the options available.

On its part, the US reiterated that the Mumbai attacks originated from Pakistan, but wanted New Delhi and Islamabad to work together to bring those responsible to justice and prevent future attacks.

“Well, we’ve talked about the origins of the attack coming from Pakistani soil. Secretary (of State Condoleeza) Rice, during her visit to the region, said that herself,” State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said Tuesday.

But “I would look at one part of this exchange as encouraging; that is, that there is an exchange of information here between India and Pakistan,” he said when asked if the US shared India’s conclusion that those responsible for the Mumbai attacks were at least supported by official agencies in Pakistan.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s spy chief has categorically stated there would not be a war with India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks and that Islamabad’s enemy is not its eastern neighbour but terrorism.

“We may be crazy in Pakistan, but not completely out of our minds. We know fully well that terror is our enemy, not India,” Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha told German newsmagazine Der Spiegel in an interview.

“There will not be a war,” he declared confidently, adding: “We are distancing ourselves from conflict with India, both now and in general.”

 

I doubt they are going to take any strict actions after this. They know everything.

The problem with pakistan is that .. the Govt. itself don't have complete control over ISI and army. This has been accepted by two former Pak prime minister. I heard this news on a news TV channel.

 

yes former president sharif also accepted this long back

but im sure now Pakistan will take action as whole world is forcing them to do this, and if they ignore then everyone knows the result as whole world is going to discontinue relationship with pakistan , so i hope Pakistan government will surely take some action


as we too don't want to fight after all some or other ways all Pakistanis are our brother only

 

i hate the way things keep turning sour between india and pak

 

Pakistan's ISI is not involved in any way. Indian and Pakistan should work together to finish these not stat acters (terrorist)

lolzzz... i just see a poll at indian news site that if india must act like israel for fight against terrorism. The would be a fool thing.
Pakistan is not a Gaza city, it have nuclear power.

Only way to go is that they should work together for fight against terrorism

 

I agree with you, but what India should do when pakistan is co-operating. India has been giving so many evidence of use of pakistan land for terrorist activities, but pak has done nothing so far. Give me one example, where you think pak govt. has really taken some strong action against terrorist activities. Infact few pak media openly support these things.

 

Being an Indian, I feel ashamed to say that Indian news channels and news sites are crap. They put masala in every news as if its some movie.

To act like Israel would be foolish. But Pakistan Govt must realise that it has to stop terrorism or else the whole world would turn against it. Even its ally will turn against it if it continues too long.

I think nukes should better be used to kill those terrorists..A**H****

 

i think Terrorists not belong to any country.. They think that they are owner of the world and they can do everything. We must stop them.

Being a pakistani, i think pakistani government is very serious on war against terrorism but india is playing anti-pakistani game like YOU.

 

India is not against Pakistan and neither am I. We are against those in pakistan who are harboring terrorists. And there it has beed proved that the govt, army and ISI are somehow or the other related to it.

The citizens of pakistan are not the ones to be blamed. It the bureaucrats..

and by the way..what did I say that made you point that "india is playing anti-pakistani game like YOU."

 

what made you think so

Indian playing anti pakistani game .......
Do you remember:
1) Kargil war (many pakistani soldiers were found dead in war)
2) Do you remember Mumbai attack (Many agencies including FBI conformed hand of pakistan and ISI)
and many more like that.....

 

yes, i remembered

Do you remember

1) 1965 war, when indian soldiers was running back leaving equipments back
2) I am also thinking same sitaution when i through about war in future

i am sure if war happens then it would be the last of pakistan and india as they both are nuclear power.


PEACE is best

 

LOL.... I quoted those points to show you who is playing game against pakistani.

 

I agree with you there mate.
I am an indian.. and i m not gonna see who won which war.. coz that ll only aggravate the fight.
You must realise that the indian people also feel the same way...
Peace is best

 

thank you very much

 

give me a break when this happen ? every time you attacked on us and every time we defeated you badly seems like you are highly inspired by your govt..lairs and losers

 

It was happened in 1995, but i don't want it again.
i don't want war, may pak or india wins

 

those who think that India lost war of 1965 check out this wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965#Losses

I would prefer to see the losses indicated by Independent sources.Cos its unbiased.


In the same wiki article:

 

good one man

these guys never accept

 

anyways, no matter who won which war, we should be in peace with each other. We have uselessly divided ourselves and now due to some nuts in the higher positions of both countries the tensions is not going down.

Congress just wants to appease the minority community and the BJP will keep this issue to strike the Hindu sentiments. Nobody wants these issues settled cos they have an underlying selfish motive underneath.

We really miss someone like Sardar Vallabhbhai.

 

We are need to get along!!