India says Pakistan’s probe ‘positive’, calls for credible action

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Egypt, Prime Minister Mahnmohan Signh Friday made it clear that any "meaningful dialogue" will depend on Islamabad fulfilling its anti-terror pledge "in letter and spirit." The prime minsiter asked Pakistan to take "sustained, effective and credible action" not only against the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage, but also against the larger infrastrucure of terrorism on its territory. "I also conveyed to Gilani that sustained, effective and credible action has to be taken not only against the pertpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, but also shut down the operations of terrorist groups to prevent future attacks," Manmohan Singh said in a prepared statement he read out in the Lok Sabha within hours of his return.

June 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday termed as positive his meeting with his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna in Italy, saying all issues were discussed in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

June 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan wants the world at large and the US in particular to play a role in resolving its disputes with India, including that of Kashmir, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday. The resolution of Pakistans core issues would help it focus on the war against extremism and terrorism on its western border to ensure peace and stability in South Asia, APP news agency quoted Gilani as saying when visiting US National Security Advisor James Jones called on him here.

June 15th, 2009 YEKATERINBERG - India will convey a clear message to Pakistan to take credible action against terrorism when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday for the first time after the Mumbai attacks. The meeting is more of an ice breaker and it will not lead to an immediate resumption of the dialogue between the two countries, stalled since the Mumbai attacks nearly seven months ago.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistan "must take credible action" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its soil if it wants to resume dialogue with India, new External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here Saturday.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new Indian Minister for External Affairs, S. M. Krishna, said here on Saturday that India was ready to extend its hand of friendship and partnership towards Pakistan, if it displayed a determined and credible action to eradicate the structure of terrorism prevailing in its territory.

March 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Rehman Malik Tuesday reviewed the progress on Pakistan's probe into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. 'The meeting reviewed the reply from India conveyed in response to the queries of Pakistani investigators and decided that the material be examined by the ministry of law before taking any further action,' an official statement said.

March 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Underlining its opposition to any external role, India Monday said that it will not resume the stalled dialogue process with Pakistan unless there is 'credible action' by Islamabad against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks and the infrastructure of terrorism on its soil. 'There is no point in setting down time-frame or concrete markers.

March 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said Friday its probe into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks was continuing and that it had found some more evidence on the carnage, Geo TV reported. Quoting well-placed sources in the FIA special team, the channel said the four men jailed for their alleged involvement in the attacks would remain under investigation till the charges were filed in the case.

February 27th, 2009 COLOMBO - Holding a secretary-level meeting with Pakistan for the first time after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India Thursday urged its neighbour to do more to bring the perpetrators to book and 'take credible action to dismantle the resources of terrorists'. Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on the sidelines of the 36th session of the SAARC Standing Committee in Colombo.

February 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly a week after Pakistan acknowledged the role of its citizens in the Mumbai terror spree, India Wednesday said diplomacy had 'prevailed' over military options and reminded Islamabad to take 'verifiable and credible action' against the masterminds of the carnage. 'Diplomacy has not failed.

February 15th, 2009 MULTAN - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India should take this country's questions seriously, otherwise it would be difficult to make further progress in investigations regarding the Mumbai terror attack, Online reported. Talking to mediapersons at Multan airport Sunday, Qureshi said India was changing its statements from time to time which was creating hurdles in the investigations.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday evening welcomed as a 'positive step' Pakistan's admission that elements from that country were responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, and reiterated India's hope that Islamabad would take 'credible steps' to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure on its territory. 'Pakistan authorities have admitted that elements in Pakistan were responsible for the terror attack,' he said.

February 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - Ten weeks after the terror attacks in Mumbai that shook the world and sent India-Pakistan relations in deep freeze, Islamabad finally owned up that 'a part of the conspiracy' was hatched in the country. India welcomed as 'positive' Pakistan's probe, but reminded Islamabad to take 'credible action' and 'dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism' in its territory.

February 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - India is yet to receive an official response on the dossier it has given to Pakistan on the Mumbai terror strikes, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday. 'I am yet to receive any official communication from Islamabad so far,' Mukherjee told reporters.