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Gilani takes stock of progress in Mumbai attacks probe
Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, July 13 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf
Raza Gilani Monday took stock of the country's probe into the
Mumbai terror attacks ahead of a crucial meeting with his
Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Egypt this week.
Gilani met Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who briefed
him about the status of the inquiry into the attacks that
killed nearly 180 people in November last year.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi met Gilani and discussed the premier's
bilateral engagements on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el
Shaikh, including his meeting with Singh on July 16.
Qureshi also briefed Gilani about his meetings during his
recent visit to Italy. Indian External Affairs Minister S M
Krishna was among those Qureshi met in that country.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's office said
Gilani will hold talks with Singh "in a bid to restart the
stalled peace process" between India and Pakistan.
India put the composite dialogue process with Pakistan on
hold in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. It has linked the
resumption of talks to Pakistan taking action against
perpetrators of the attacks.
"We hope they would take some steps in that direction
(punishing the perpetrators) and with this hope I will meet
Gilani," Singh told reporters while returning home from the
Italy after attending the G-8 summit.
Ahead of the Gilani-Singh meeting, Pakistan Foreign
Secretary Salman Bashir will meet his Indian counterpart
Shivshankar Menon tomorrow to review the progress made by
Islamabad to bring to book perpetrators of Mumbai attacks.
Interior Minister Malik told a news conference on
Saturday that the trial of five accused arrested by Pakistani
authorities for alleged involvement in the attacks will get
underway this week.
He also said investigators had identified 13 new
suspects.
Five Lashker-e-Taiba operatives -- including operations
commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and computer and communications
expert Zarar Shah -- are currently being tried by an
anti-terror court for their alleged role in planning and
facilitating the Mumbai attacks.
The prosecution is expected to file a second chargesheet
against the accused at the next hearing of their case on July
18. PTI
Islamabad, July 13 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf
Raza Gilani Monday took stock of the country's probe into the
Mumbai terror attacks ahead of a crucial meeting with his
Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Egypt this week.
Gilani met Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who briefed
him about the status of the inquiry into the attacks that
killed nearly 180 people in November last year.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi met Gilani and discussed the premier's
bilateral engagements on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el
Shaikh, including his meeting with Singh on July 16.
Qureshi also briefed Gilani about his meetings during his
recent visit to Italy. Indian External Affairs Minister S M
Krishna was among those Qureshi met in that country.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's office said
Gilani will hold talks with Singh "in a bid to restart the
stalled peace process" between India and Pakistan.
India put the composite dialogue process with Pakistan on
hold in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. It has linked the
resumption of talks to Pakistan taking action against
perpetrators of the attacks.
"We hope they would take some steps in that direction
(punishing the perpetrators) and with this hope I will meet
Gilani," Singh told reporters while returning home from the
Italy after attending the G-8 summit.
Ahead of the Gilani-Singh meeting, Pakistan Foreign
Secretary Salman Bashir will meet his Indian counterpart
Shivshankar Menon tomorrow to review the progress made by
Islamabad to bring to book perpetrators of Mumbai attacks.
Interior Minister Malik told a news conference on
Saturday that the trial of five accused arrested by Pakistani
authorities for alleged involvement in the attacks will get
underway this week.
He also said investigators had identified 13 new
suspects.
Five Lashker-e-Taiba operatives -- including operations
commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and computer and communications
expert Zarar Shah -- are currently being tried by an
anti-terror court for their alleged role in planning and
facilitating the Mumbai attacks.
The prosecution is expected to file a second chargesheet
against the accused at the next hearing of their case on July
18. PTI
