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By Sumit Sharma
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan is in a state of denial over last months terror attacks on Mumbai, refusing to accept evidence of the involvement of its citizens, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said.
The father of Ajmal Kasab, the terrorist captured by the Mumbai police, had admitted on a Pakistan-based news channel that the militant was his son, Chidambaram said in New Delhi. The terrorist had revealed his nationality in a letter to the Pakistan government, the minister said.
If anyone is in a state of denial, anything that we give will be denied, Chidambaram told reporters.
Pakistans probe of the attacks in Mumbai has started to show links between the 10 gunmen and the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier, citing a senior Pakistani security official.
The disclosure may bring new international pressure on Pakistan to accept that the attacks, which left 164 people dead, originated within its borders and to prosecute or extradite the suspects, the newspaper reported.
Zarar Shah, a top Lashkar commander captured in a raid in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, admitted a role in the assault during interrogation, the unidentified Pakistani official told the Journal. The admission is backed by U.S. intercepts of a phone call between Shah and a terrorist at Mumbais Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, the official is cited as having said.
Pakistan has asked India for evidence so that it can locate terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks and punish them. Pakistan is also under pressure from the U.S. and the U.K. to take more effective measures to curb terrorism.
Kasab, the only one of the 10 terrorists captured by the Mumbai police, also asked the Pakistan government for legal assistance in his letter. Pakistan has said it hasnt received any evidence its nationals were involved in the attacks.
Gather Intelligence
India today started its nodal center to gather intelligence relating to terrorism as the worlds second-most populous nation strengthens coordination to prevent a repeat of attacks similar to the ones in Mumbai last month, Chidambaram said in a statement released by the government today.
There will be a distinct improvement in the gathering and sharing of intelligence relating to terrorism, terrorist threats and terrorist offences, Chidambaram said.
The government approved setting up of a National Investigative Agency. It plans to set up four hubs for the elite National Security Guard and procure 20,000 bullet-proof jackets for the security forces, according to the statement.
To contact the reporters on this story: Sumit Sharma in Mumbai at sumitsharma@bloomberg.net
Bloomberg.com: India & Pakistan
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan is in a state of denial over last months terror attacks on Mumbai, refusing to accept evidence of the involvement of its citizens, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said.
The father of Ajmal Kasab, the terrorist captured by the Mumbai police, had admitted on a Pakistan-based news channel that the militant was his son, Chidambaram said in New Delhi. The terrorist had revealed his nationality in a letter to the Pakistan government, the minister said.
If anyone is in a state of denial, anything that we give will be denied, Chidambaram told reporters.
Pakistans probe of the attacks in Mumbai has started to show links between the 10 gunmen and the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier, citing a senior Pakistani security official.
The disclosure may bring new international pressure on Pakistan to accept that the attacks, which left 164 people dead, originated within its borders and to prosecute or extradite the suspects, the newspaper reported.
Zarar Shah, a top Lashkar commander captured in a raid in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, admitted a role in the assault during interrogation, the unidentified Pakistani official told the Journal. The admission is backed by U.S. intercepts of a phone call between Shah and a terrorist at Mumbais Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, the official is cited as having said.
Pakistan has asked India for evidence so that it can locate terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks and punish them. Pakistan is also under pressure from the U.S. and the U.K. to take more effective measures to curb terrorism.
Kasab, the only one of the 10 terrorists captured by the Mumbai police, also asked the Pakistan government for legal assistance in his letter. Pakistan has said it hasnt received any evidence its nationals were involved in the attacks.
Gather Intelligence
India today started its nodal center to gather intelligence relating to terrorism as the worlds second-most populous nation strengthens coordination to prevent a repeat of attacks similar to the ones in Mumbai last month, Chidambaram said in a statement released by the government today.
There will be a distinct improvement in the gathering and sharing of intelligence relating to terrorism, terrorist threats and terrorist offences, Chidambaram said.
The government approved setting up of a National Investigative Agency. It plans to set up four hubs for the elite National Security Guard and procure 20,000 bullet-proof jackets for the security forces, according to the statement.
To contact the reporters on this story: Sumit Sharma in Mumbai at sumitsharma@bloomberg.net
Bloomberg.com: India & Pakistan