Krishna speaks to Pak FM on terrorism, 26/11 trial

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Amid concerns here over rising
infiltration, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna
Wednesday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood
Qureshi and pressed for "effective steps" to dismantle
infrastructure of terror, saying it is still being "used" for
anti-India acts.
During the telephonic conversation, Krishna also enquired
about the status of the Mumbai attacks trial with an emphasis
that perpetrators should be brought to justice expeditiously
and the entire conspiracy unravelled.
"They reviewed the status of the trial in Pakistan of
the accused and proclaimed offenders in the Mumbai terrorist
attack case. Krishna underscored the need for bringing the
perpetrators of the attack to justice expeditiously and
requested that India be kept informed of the progress of the
trial," a Ministry of External Affairs statement said.
"He stressed the need for Pakistan to unravel the full
conspiracy behind the Mumbai terrorist attack following the
leads provided and available in Pakistan, and requested that
India be informed also of the results of such investigations,"
it said.
Krishna said Pakistan "needs to take effective steps to
dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism which exists in
Pakistan and continues to be used for anti-India activities."
This assumes significance as infiltration attempts from
across are on the rise leading to concerns here.
Reflecting this, Defence Minister A K Antony said earlier
in the day that the infiltration attempts have increased as
"inimical forces across the border are jittery" over return of
normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir.
"In 2009, violence (in Jammu and Kashmir) came down,
compared to 2008. At the same time, compared to 2008, last
year attempts to infiltrate have gone up. It is a matter of
serious concern to us," Antony told reporters here.
During the telephonic talk, Krishna thanked Pakistan
for the recent release of 100 Indian fishermen and expressed
the hope that the remaining more than 500 Indian fishermen and
over 400 Indian fishing boats still in Pakistan's custody will
also be released soon.
He stated that India had freed 31 Pakistani fishermen and
will soon release the 19 remaining ones whose nationality has
been confirmed by Pakistan.
The two leaders agreed to pursue further cooperation on
other humanitarian issues, such as those relating to
prisoners.
Krishna also conveyed New Year wishes to Qureshi. PTI PYK
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