Pak Government says India could have avoided 26/11

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - India has demanded that Pakistan take "more decisive action" against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. "We want Saeed to be tried for his Mumbai attack," Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna has said that India would be interested to see how Pakistan proceeds with reference to the Mumbai terror attacks.

September 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has invited his Indian counterpart P Chidambaram to an open debate on investigations into the 26/11 terror attacks. Addressing a press conference here, Malik said Pakistan was sincere in the investigations into the Mumbai attacks, adding that it had filed the charge sheet in the court within 76 days, whereas the Indians took more than 90 days to prepare the charge sheet.

September 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday challenged India to a "debate" during the coming session of the UN General Assembly over the conduct of its probe into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Talking to reporters here, Malik asked India to stop the blame game and resume talks with Pakistan.

September 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari said Thursday India should trust Pakistan on its investigations into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. He expressed the views during a briefing by the foreign office at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here on relations with India and Afghanistan and the president's forthcoming US tour.

August 19th, 2009 KARACHI - India has suffered a massive loss of about 410 million dollars in its exports to Pakistan due to the heightened tension between both countries following the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. According to a data, during the fiscal year 2008-09 Pakistan's imports from India dropped to 1.03 billion dollars as against 1.44 billion dollars in 2007-08, a down fall of 410 million dollars.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD - As Pakistan asked India to share information on fresh terror threats, New Delhi Tuesday said unless Islamabad takes credible action against the 26/11 suspects, it will be "extremely difficult" to resume meaningful talks. India also underlined that it has already "shared solid proof of possible terror attacks" from the Pakistani territory.

July 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Saying that its probe into the 26/11 terror attacks was almost complete and that the trial of five suspects could commence next week, Pakistan Saturday accused India of delaying the investigations. Our investigations into the incident are almost complete, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters here after a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal.

June 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Federal Investigative Agency will carry forward the probe into the Mumbai terror attacks on the basis of the latest information provided by New Delhi, Pakistan's Interior Ministry has said. The decision was taken in a meeting between Pakistani High Commissioner in India, Shahid Malik and Interior Minister Rehman Malik, the Daily Times reports.

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.

February 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A delegation of officials was leaving for India Monday to attend the SAARC Economic Council meet in New Delhi. It is the first official visit from Pakistan to India after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

January 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in its report to the interior ministry on the Mumbai attacks, has termed as insufficient the evidence provided by India of the involvement of elements from this country, a media report Saturday said. The FIA report would be made public after a point-to-point discussion in a high-level joint meeting of top officials of the interior and law ministries to be held at the interior ministry Saturday), The News said.

January 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has completed its 'preliminary investigation' into the Mumbai attacks based on the information provided by India and Islamabad would share the findings with New Delhi and the world, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Friday. Speaking to reporters here, the minister said, 'The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of the interior ministry of Pakistan has completed the preliminary investigation and sent it to the Law Department.' The 'preliminary investigation' was based on information provided by India about the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, he said.

January 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Friday met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi after his arrival here. 'The focus of the discussions was on the investigations regarding the Mumbai attacks (of 26/11) and Pakistan's response to the Indian statements,' said an official.

January 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has named a three-member panel, to be headed by a senior official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), to probe the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, media reports said Thursday. The commission will be headed by Additional Director General FIA, Javed Iqbal, and comprises Khalid Qureshi and Liaquat Ali Khan, Geo TV reported.