Author: Ashok Tuteja
Publication: The Tribune
Date: March 19, 2009
URL: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090319/main5.htm
India has not seen any evidence on the grounds
suggesting that the Pakistan army has cut off its links with the Taliban or
other terrorist groups.
"The Pakistan army must decide whether
it wants to continue using extremists as an instrument of state policy…something
which is not acceptable to the entire global community,'' government sources
said here today.
The sources were, however, hopeful that the
internal political turmoil in Pakistan would not distract the neighbouring
country from pursuing credible investigations into the 26/11 attacks and bring
to justice those behind the mayhem. "We have seen Pakistan taking the
first step in the right direction…we are still a long way from realising
our goal," said the sources, alluding to Islamabad's admission that the
Mumbai strikes were partly planned on the Pakistani territory.
Asked about India's March 13 reply to Pakistan's
30 questions relating to the terror attacks, the sources said New Delhi had
given fingerprints of eight of the 10 terrorists to Islamabad, who carried
out the Mumbai attacks. The fingerprints of two terrorists could not be given
as they were badly burnt. The DNA profiles of all terrorists have been given
to Islamabad.
