Pakistan challenges India to a debate over 26/11 probe

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Government has reportedly said that unless Pakistan takes, some sort of action against the 26/11 accused, the possibility of a resumption of dialogue is remote. According to sources, India has provided enough evidence to Pakistan regarding the perpetrators of 26/11 attacks and the need is for Pakistan to act, and then only the dialogue between both the countries can be held.

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 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.

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.

September 5th, 2009 MULTAN - The Government of Pakistan on Saturday claimed that the evidence provided by Government of India regarding the 26/11 Mumbai attacks probe is insufficient and further movement will depend upon India's response. "India's proof is not enough to carry the 26/11 probe.

September 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing India's utter disappointment over the way the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks probe is being handled in Pakistan, Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Saturday blamed the Pakistan Government for deliberating holding it up. Chidambaram said the Government of India was thoroughly and totally dissatisfied by Pakistan's response.

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 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 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday urged Pakistan to show 'visible results' regarding its probe into the terrorist attack in Mumbai if it wants to resume the composite dialogue with India. 'Pakistan should show visible results on the 26/11 probe,' Manmohan Singh said at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on the sidelines of the civil investiture ceremony.

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 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.

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 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.