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Samjhauta train blasts: India’s investigations going at snail’s pace, says FO
Reports of US pressure to carry out full-scale military operation denied.
Reports of US pressure to carry out full-scale military operation denied.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused India of conducting investigations into the Samjhauta train blasts at a ‘snail’s pace’, after New Delhi turned down its request to share the findings of the probe.
The February 2007 terrorist attack on the Pakistan-India Friendship train service killed 68 people, including 42 Pakistani nationals.
“It is now almost four years to the blast. The Indian investigation is clearly moving at a snail’s pace, to put it mildly,” said the Foreign Office spokesperson at the weekly news briefing on Monday.
“We hope India will share details of their investigations with Pakistan at the earliest, as was conveyed to them formally two days ago,” Abdul Basit added.
Islamabad has stepped up pressure on New Delhi after reports said a jailed Hindu extremist leader confessed his involvement in several terrorist incidents, including the Samjhauta Express attacks. In this regard, a senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Foreign Office on Monday.
Indian authorities have refused to share the findings of the probe with Pakistan, saying the investigations are yet to be completed.
On the US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Pakistan, the spokesperson denied reports that Washington was exerting pressure on the government to carry out a full-scale military operation. “The US understands our position very well on full-scale operations in North Waziristan. We would not like to have any disconnect between the two lest the successes we have achieved so far unravel,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 14th, 2011.
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Look who is talking? Which internal and external terrorist in Pakistan has ever been even tried in court? Who has ever got into police custody? Atleast in India people get charged, get cought and tried in court no matter what. Pak should never try to hide its own fault of not trying hundreds of terrorists wanted world over. Stop lecturing others and look at your own pathetic condition. Recommend
Anoop! Where r u!!?Recommend
Yeap the Mumbai terrorist incident is probed at lightening speed. Come on guys, This samjhota incident is internal to india where as Mumbai incident is proved to be of Pakistani origin.Recommend
Yeah, Pakistan provides instance justice to victims and is very famous for maintaining law and order. How about the Mumbai attack master minds still roaming freely in Pakistan. Have they even put them under jail for a month? Hafiz Saeed is free and now asking for the legal representation of Pakistan to face the US trial. The entire world recognize this except Pakistan, due to its own reasons known to itself. India on its own interests found out the real culprit of samjhautta express and now they are prosecuting them. That’s how a matured society looks at an extremist action and due to these there has been no untoward incidents in the recent past in India. No matter whether Pakistani’s were killed or not, some untoward incident happened and as a matured system, Indian Courts will deal with it strongly and ensure all the culprits involved in this incident will be brought to justice.Recommend
How about Ajmal Kasab’s investigation ? Is it going at a rocket speed ?
When thousands are getting killed here in Pakistan lets not poke into other issuesRecommend
Yes pakistan does provide instance justice. Look who killed Mr. Salman Taseer was found to be guilty by some maniac and he was immediately shot dead. I am ashamed of the state of Pakistan.Recommend
why cant india and pakistan be gud neighbours……we shud stop fighting over every small issueRecommend
A question of the pot calling the kettle blackRecommend
What can u expect 4rm a nation which has got terrorists organisation in its parliament BJP is sitting in and is the biggest terror org..i think so the so called secular india should b clear on what does it want
all the indians can do is exajerate nd cry ….india will have 2 get these terrorist out of there parliment so that this can b done transparentlyRecommend
abdullah; Thanks for enlightening us about BJP and its nature. Now go and fix LeT,JuM,JuD,LeJ,TTP, AlQaeda.Jundallah and the list is endlessRecommend
Fact: The leader of the perpetrators of Samjhota Blasts are in Jail and the number of people going to jail and evidence against them(Which has been found by the Indians themselves) is only increasing.
Result: No Hindutva Terror incidences in 2010. Not a single one. Why? Because of the honesty in combating all kinds of Terror.
Another Fact: The leader of the perpetrators of Mumbai Attacks in roaming free despite UNSC and Interpol Blacklisting him as an International Terrorist.
Result: Due to this type of Denial and constant protection given to Terrorists and Extremists, 3000+ people had died in Pakistan in 2009. The number is naturally expected to be more in 2010.
Inference: Pakistan should learn from India that Terror should be fought within the Country. Because no matter who the initial target is, the parasite ultimately turns on the Host(In this case Pakistan).
@Exijas,
FYI, Kasab trial is over and the Indian Constitution gives even a Monster like Ajmal Kasab the right to appeal his sentence.
In India and other civilized countries, even beasts have rights. Recommend
@vasan
v r doing that but vasan they dont sit in our paliament and even the islamic parties in our paliament r supporting this war they r not sittng in the oposition on this matter whereas taalibans r being dealt with already and Lej and Jud r the same
u can work on the 174 terror org of your countries Recommend
@ Daubic, Anoop
Oho, Law and order situation in INDIA is EXAMPALRY.
Court left Hafiz Saeed, definitely sufficient proof was not there against him. Dont give STORIES in DISIERS, but soli proof, so that the culprits may capture. Rather than adopting an irrational attitude.Recommend
These confessions are totally fake.
How about this old confession ? How come nobody talks about them ?
http://www.dailypioneer.com/134395/Nagori-narco-test-calls-ATS-bluff.htmlRecommend
You talk of the Samjhauta Train blasts, big deal, you wanna know the real deal behind Mumbai? Take a look at this:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6960182.ece
And this:
http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=625037
And the moment of zen:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hotel-owner-blames-cops-for-headleys-missin/552343/
If THAT isn’t PROOF, then WHAT IS???Recommend
ET!! Why are you censoring my comments??? Please email me back and let me know, I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong!! What can I do to fix it?? What am I doing wrong?!! I was not off-topic or abusive as far as I could tell.. Please let me know! : [email protected]Recommend
For specific complaints and enquiries, please email [email protected] Best regards (Web Desk)Recommend
Abdullah; Please list the 174 terror org in INdia. Dont quote numbers Put up the names. I have been reading in the blogs the magic no of 174 but none is listedRecommend