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NEW DELHI
: Former cricketer and chief of Tehreek-e-Insaaf party Imran Khan has said that the Pakistani response to the Indian dossier linking
perpetrators of Mumbai attacks with Pakistan nationals has left a lot to be desired. In an interview to TOI, Khan said he and majority of Pakistanis wanted those responsible for Mumbai punished and that he found it difficult to believe that just 10 men could have executed the attacks.
In response to a question about reports suggesting that Pakistan is planning to shift the blame to groups operating outside Pakistan, Khan said he was not happy with Islamabad's response.
"I am not happy and the vast majority in Pakistan thinks the same. Except for the extremist fringe, the entire country wants the perpetrators of Mumbai, no matter who they are, to be punished. However, the response by Pakistan's government has been disjointed," Khan said in the telephonic interview, adding that Pakistan needed to make a coherent statement on the probe.
On being asked about the Indian dossier, Khan said it seemed to him that the attacks couldn't have been committed by just 10 men. "From what I know, the government is ready to make a statement on the probe carried out by Pakistan. I am not an insider but it is difficult to believe that the attacks could have been committed by just 10 men. I think India could have made things easier by agreeing to a joint probe but it was sabotaged. However, I do believe that things will eventually lead to a joint probe," Khan said.
Khan, however, also said that India did not make things easier for Pakistan by making George Bush-like statements. "I would say what exacerbated the situation was statements emanating from India about bombing Pakistan and initiating war. I know the public was furious, but the leadership could have been more sensible initially. India would have always had the option of bombing Pakistan in any case," Khan added.
Khan had recently in an "open letter" to President Barack Obama urged him to carry out a strategic review of US policy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He had asked Washington not to link aid with Pakistan's performance in the war on terror in the FATA areas and requested troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Imran Khan unhappy with Pak's response to Indian dossier-Pakistan-World-The Times of India
: Former cricketer and chief of Tehreek-e-Insaaf party Imran Khan has said that the Pakistani response to the Indian dossier linking
perpetrators of Mumbai attacks with Pakistan nationals has left a lot to be desired. In an interview to TOI, Khan said he and majority of Pakistanis wanted those responsible for Mumbai punished and that he found it difficult to believe that just 10 men could have executed the attacks.
In response to a question about reports suggesting that Pakistan is planning to shift the blame to groups operating outside Pakistan, Khan said he was not happy with Islamabad's response.
"I am not happy and the vast majority in Pakistan thinks the same. Except for the extremist fringe, the entire country wants the perpetrators of Mumbai, no matter who they are, to be punished. However, the response by Pakistan's government has been disjointed," Khan said in the telephonic interview, adding that Pakistan needed to make a coherent statement on the probe.
On being asked about the Indian dossier, Khan said it seemed to him that the attacks couldn't have been committed by just 10 men. "From what I know, the government is ready to make a statement on the probe carried out by Pakistan. I am not an insider but it is difficult to believe that the attacks could have been committed by just 10 men. I think India could have made things easier by agreeing to a joint probe but it was sabotaged. However, I do believe that things will eventually lead to a joint probe," Khan said.
Khan, however, also said that India did not make things easier for Pakistan by making George Bush-like statements. "I would say what exacerbated the situation was statements emanating from India about bombing Pakistan and initiating war. I know the public was furious, but the leadership could have been more sensible initially. India would have always had the option of bombing Pakistan in any case," Khan added.
Khan had recently in an "open letter" to President Barack Obama urged him to carry out a strategic review of US policy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He had asked Washington not to link aid with Pakistan's performance in the war on terror in the FATA areas and requested troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Imran Khan unhappy with Pak's response to Indian dossier-Pakistan-World-The Times of India
