India gives more proof, expects meaningful response from Pak

New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India Saturday handed over to
Pakistan a fresh dossier of evidence on Mumbai attacks and
pressed it to prosecute the prime accused and Jamaat-ud Dawa
chief Hafiz Saeed, saying there was "enough" proof to do so.

The dossier, comprising a seven-page summary and 60 pages
of annexures, contains replies to queries posed by Pakistan
with regard to investigation and legal process involved in the
26/11 attacks which were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba, the
front outfit of Jamaat-ud Dawa.

The dossier was handed over by T C A Raghavan, Joint
Secretary (Pakistan) in the Indian External Affairs Ministry,
to Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner Rifat Masood when she
was called to the MEA, India Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao
said.

"We will wait for Pakistan to examine the evidence
provided in the dossier and we expect a meaningful response
from Pakistan," said Rao, who took charge as the head of
foreign service this morning.

India Home Minister P Chidambaram said the dossier
contained replies to "routine" questions raised by Pakistan.
"I may say fill in the blanks kind of questions."

To a question about Saeed, LeT founder whom India has
identified as the prime accused behind the attacks, he said
"there is enough evidence to continue probe against Saeed."

Pakistan has been saying Saeed cannot be prosecuted as
there is not much evidence linking him to the 26/11 attacks.

The dossier, fourth one to be handed over to Pakistan, is
"comprehensive" and "covers all points" raised by Pakistan and
should be enough for it to take the prosecution to its logical
end, sources said.

The fresh evidence was in response to the 34-page dossier
given on July 11 by Pakistan which had sought the
authenticated interrogation reports of two Indian terrorists
Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin held in connection with the terror
attack.

Pakistan had also sought the attested copies of
examination reports given by experts on the GPS and Voice over
Internet Protocol (VOIP) used during the Mumbai attacks.

India had already provided details of the conversations
and exchanges between the 10 terrorists who struck in Mumbai
and their handlers in Pakistan. However, Islamabad had
contended there were some inconsistencies in these.

Pakistan had also some questions regarding the legal
process underway in Mumbai and these have been answered, the
sources said.

Chidambaram said Pakistan had asked for "information
which is already there and asked for answers to questions
which can easily be found if someone has read the CrPC.
Nevertheless, I have taken the trouble of dictating the
response." PTI AKK
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