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if voted to power sharif promises to probe ISIrole in 26/11
NEW DELHI: Nawaz Sharif, smelling power, has promised to investigate the role of the ISI in 26/11 Mumbai attacks. In an interview to Karan Thapar, Sharif, who is the favourite to win Pakistan's elections this week, said, "I was very clear in saying that let there be the joint commission of investigation. Let both the countries sit together, exchange the evidence what they have. Let the investigation be conducted jointly and pursue the matter jointly."
He also said General Kayani would be replaced by the senior-most general. "All I know is when I was a Prime Minister, the policies were being formulated by federal government, by the civilian head of the state and then of course executed by the institutions. ... I want that to continue and I'm very clear on that, that everybody must remain in their respective domain," he said.
With India he wants to pick up the threads from the Lahore Declaration. "We have to (open a new chapter). There is no other way out. We have shared history and culture.... We have issues of course which need to be resolved. I can quote you many examples where rival countries, people opposed to each other, if they can, so can we."
"We have to start from where we were interrupted in 1999. Vajpayee saab came across, we signed that historic Lahore accord. He had said very good things about Pakistan which is still fresh in my memory. I also reciprocated. I think those times must come back again. He privately said to me: Nawaz saab why can't we declare 1999 as the year of resolution of all problems between India and Pakistan."
Replying to a query if he would give an extension to Kayani, he said, "I don't think he will ask any further extension or he will be interested in any further extension. I will go by the book; I will go by the merit. Who so ever is the senior most, will have to occupy this...the next one, the next in line".
On the delay in the 26/11 trial, Sharif said, "Think someone needs to ask the federal government that why this inordinate delay has taken place? We will get in touch with our counterparts in India. We will listen to their grievances, complaints. I'm talking of our party, as the Opposition party we were never taken into confidence. This question was never allowed to come in Parliament."
If voted to power, Sharif promises to probe ISI role in 26/11 attacks - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Nawaz Sharif, smelling power, has promised to investigate the role of the ISI in 26/11 Mumbai attacks. In an interview to Karan Thapar, Sharif, who is the favourite to win Pakistan's elections this week, said, "I was very clear in saying that let there be the joint commission of investigation. Let both the countries sit together, exchange the evidence what they have. Let the investigation be conducted jointly and pursue the matter jointly."
He also said General Kayani would be replaced by the senior-most general. "All I know is when I was a Prime Minister, the policies were being formulated by federal government, by the civilian head of the state and then of course executed by the institutions. ... I want that to continue and I'm very clear on that, that everybody must remain in their respective domain," he said.
With India he wants to pick up the threads from the Lahore Declaration. "We have to (open a new chapter). There is no other way out. We have shared history and culture.... We have issues of course which need to be resolved. I can quote you many examples where rival countries, people opposed to each other, if they can, so can we."
"We have to start from where we were interrupted in 1999. Vajpayee saab came across, we signed that historic Lahore accord. He had said very good things about Pakistan which is still fresh in my memory. I also reciprocated. I think those times must come back again. He privately said to me: Nawaz saab why can't we declare 1999 as the year of resolution of all problems between India and Pakistan."
Replying to a query if he would give an extension to Kayani, he said, "I don't think he will ask any further extension or he will be interested in any further extension. I will go by the book; I will go by the merit. Who so ever is the senior most, will have to occupy this...the next one, the next in line".
On the delay in the 26/11 trial, Sharif said, "Think someone needs to ask the federal government that why this inordinate delay has taken place? We will get in touch with our counterparts in India. We will listen to their grievances, complaints. I'm talking of our party, as the Opposition party we were never taken into confidence. This question was never allowed to come in Parliament."
If voted to power, Sharif promises to probe ISI role in 26/11 attacks - The Times of India
