'Cohesive diplomacy' forced Pak to admit 26/11 plot: PC

Jalandhar (Punjab), Feb 23 (PTI) India's approach of
"cohesive diplomacy" has "forced" Pakistan to admit that its
soil was used for launching the Mumbai attacks, Indian Home
Minister P Chidamabaram Monday said and asked Islamabad to
complete its probe and punish all the guilty.

He also said chargesheet against Ajmal Amir Kasab, the
lone terrorist captured in the 26/11 attacks, will be filed in
a Mumbai court in a "couple of days".

"Our approach of cohesive diplomacy has forced Pakistan
to admit that its soil was used for launching of terror
attacks against India and now we want that Pakistan should
complete its investigation and punish all the guilty, who were
involved in the attack," he told reporters.

Chidambaram, who was here for laying the foundation stone
of a memorial for martyr Bhagat Singh, was responding to a
question on Indo-Pak ties, especially after Mumbai attacks.

"No doubt that we want to have friendly relations with
the neighbouring country, but friendship should be on mutual
basis for which Pakistan should ensure that its soil should
not be used for terror activities," he said.

Chidambaram said Pakistan government has taken some
action and even promised to take more but "let us see whether
it takes the promises to its logical conclusion."

He said Pakistan must dismantle the terror infrastructure
in its territory.

On Pakistan's deal with the Taliban in the restive Swat
valley, the Union Home Minister said Taliban was an issue
which largely concerned Pakistan but its "extending room" to
the militia in the form of any "compromise" affects the entire
region. PTI RB
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