Pak govt. to skip probe into GHQ terror attack fearing its downfall

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the ghastly terror attack on the Pakistan Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi has underlined the terror threat facing Pakistan. Clinton, who is on a five day visit to London, told mediapersons here that efforts being taken to root out extremism from Pakistan were 'very important' as the country continues to reel under the threat, The News reports.

September 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - India Sunday conveyed to Pakistan its serious concerns about terror groups in that country and demanded concrete and effective steps against these entities. "We told Pakistan that India still has serious concerns about terror groups there and underlined the need for concrete and effective steps against these entities," External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday asked India to provide more proof to enable it to carry forward its probe in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack instead of doubting Pakistan's sincerity. The latest reaction of the Government of Pakistan has come following Indian Government's allegation blaming it for deliberately holding up the probe in Mumbai attacks.

August 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India should not 'misinterpret' Islamabad's intentions regarding the Mumbai terror attack probe. In an interview with a private television channel, Qureshi said Pakistan is analyzing the dossier handed over to it by New Delhi and would comment on it only after examining it thoroughly.

July 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government has filed a chargesheet against five 26/11 prime accused suspects. The hearing into the case would begin on July 25 in the special anti-terror court that has been set-up in the Adiala jail for the purpose.

July 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Rejecting the notion that it is not sincere in conducting its investigations into the Mumbai attack, Pakistan has blamed India for the delay in the probe. Addressing a press conference here, the Prime Minister's Advisor on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said the trial of the Mumbai attack suspects would commence from July 18.

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.

June 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has accused India for its laid back attitude in the Mumbai attack probe, and said that the delay being caused in the enquiry was primarily due to New Delhi's relaxed approach over the issue. Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's Advisor on Interior Rehman Malik met Indian High Commissioner Sharad Sabharwal here on Saturday, and assured him that Islamabad is sincerely probing the November 2008 terror attacks.

May 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has said that it has completed investigation of the Mumbai terror attack. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Khosa informed the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Interior Affairs that the probe into the November 2008 terror attacks has been completed and five accused were also nabbed by the authorities.

April 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Fearing terror threats from the Taliban and other extremist groups, a college here has banned students from wearing jeans and other body hugging dresses. According to the Daily Times, the Kinnaird College (KC) administration has imposed a strict dress code for the students.

March 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India should reply soon on the 30 questions that Pakistan has forwarded relating to the Mumbai probe, Interior Advisor Rahman Malik said Sunday. Addressing a joint press conference here with Interpol Chief Ronald Noble, Malik said that the most vital information Pakistan wanted was the DNA of the terrorists, including of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, who attacked Mumbai in November last year, Geo TV reported.

March 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A probe into the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore has attributed the assault to security lapses and has also identified its perpetrators, a media report Friday said. An interim report on the incident, Geo TV said, points to 'very vivid' security lapses which allowed 12 terrorists armed with automatic weapons to ambush the Sri Lankan cricketers team and escape.

February 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Monday rejected the Indian allegations of its links with the Nov 26 Mumbai terror strike but said it will take the probe into the attack to its logical conclusion. 'Pakistan will try its best to take the Mumbai attack probe to its fruition, but at this stage the Indian allegations are not proving helpful,' The News quoted a foreign office spokesman as saying.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD - Amid reports that Pakistan has rejected India's dossier holding it complicit in the Mumbai attacks, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday demanded that Islamabad should honour its deadline and disclose the findings of its internal probe. 'We have not given any deadline.

January 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan would set up a 'joint investigative committee' to probe the pieces of evidence provided by New Delhi to Islamabad on the Mumbai terror attacks, a media report said Tuesday. 'The committee would carry out investigation following the evidences provided by India and would look closely into places and Internet telephone numbers and Internet Protocol addresses pointed out in evidences,' reported Geo TV citing sources.