Amid the much hue and cry over the meeting of India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaj Sharif, it has been said that Islamabad has assured New Delhi that it would look into the bringing of perpetrators for 26/11Mumbai Terror Attack.
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said that Indian Prime Minister has been assured by his Pakistani counterpart on the issue.
Khurshid said, "I am only saying that our Prime Minister placed this as a priority issue and they didn't say that we won't do it. They said these are the steps that we have taken, appointed a prosecutor, appointed a judicial commission to cross-examine witnesses so that evidence can now be given to court. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said I have indicated and I have directed my side to expedite the hearings and to proceed faster to get conclusion in this case.”
Commenting on the issue wheter India specially raised the issue of Hafiz Saeed, Khurshid said Sharif has assured that more evidence will be gathered to take appropriate action in this case.
Khurshid further said "Our Prime Minister did not go into specific details of individuals that we have asked custody/extradition for. It is at our level. The documents have been given to Pakistan, we need a response from them.
It is noted that India Prime Minister Dr. Singh met his Pakistan counterpart Sharif in New York yesterday during which both sides reviewed state of relationship and discussed the steps need to be taken to improve the ties between both the countries.
(With inputs from ANI)
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