Washington, June 14 (ANI): India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has said the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Hafiz Saeed, is still using Pakistan for a "hate India campaign".
Krishna said the peace process between India and Pakistan would continue, but that Pakistan has to help "checkmate" terrorist groups for relations to be normalized, reports The Dawn.
"Assurances have been given to India by the leadership of Pakistan, that the Pakistan territory is not going to be used for anti-India activities," Krishna was quoted, as saying.
"But we know for a fact and have evidence and we can see it on Pakistani TV that the brains behind the Mumbai attack, led by Hafiz Saeed, goes scot-free in Pakistan, still carrying on a hate India campaign," he added.
"This does not connect very well with a nation's intention if it was to extend the hand of friendship to normalise relations," Krishna further said.
The Lashkar-e-Taiba group, founded by Saeed is blamed for the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, the worst terror attack suffered by India so far.
Pakistan has resisted Indian demands to act against Saeed, saying there isn't sufficient evidence. He was kept under house arrest for several months after the attacks but authorities released him after he challenged his detention in court.ANI)
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