A total of 19 terrorists were named as those involved in the attack (Representative)
New Delhi:
India on Thursday rejected the latest list of Pakistani terrorists involved in the 11/26 Mumbai attacks, saying it “flagrantly omits” the mastermind and key conspirators in the terror attack.
In a strong reaction on the issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said India has repeatedly called on Pakistan to abandon its “tactics of concealment and procrastination” to meet its international obligations in the terrorism trial of Mumbai. Attacks
“We have seen media reports in Pakistan about the Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) publishing a ‘book on the most wanted / high profile terrorists’ that lists several Pakistani nationals involved in the Bombay terrorist attacks of the 11/26, “he said.
“While the list includes a select few members of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a UN-designated terrorist entity based in Pakistan, including crew members of the ships used to execute the 11/26 attack, it omits from obviously to the mastermind and key conspirators of the heinous terror attack, “said Srivastava.
A total of 19 terrorists were reportedly named as those involved in the attack.
“It is a fact that the terrorist attack of 11/26 was planned, executed and launched from the territory of Pakistan. The list makes it clear that Pakistan possesses all the necessary information and evidence on the conspirators and facilitators of the Mumbai terrorist attack based on Pakistan, “Srivastava said.
On November 26, 2008, a group of Pakistani terrorists sneaked into Mumbai across the sea, arriving by boat from Karachi, and broke loose, carrying out coordinated attacks on Chattrapati Shivaji’s main railway terminal, the Taj Mahal hotel, the Trident hotel, and a Jewish center.
A total of 166 people, including 28 foreigners, were killed in the nearly 60-hour assault.
“The government of India has repeatedly called on the government of Pakistan to abandon its tactics of concealment and procrastination to meet its international obligations in the Mumbai terror attacks trial,” he said.
“It is of great concern that, despite its own public recognition, as well as the availability of all the necessary evidence, including that shared by India, Pakistan has not yet shown sincerity in delivering justice to the families of 166 victims from 15 countries across the country. world, even as we approach the 12th anniversary of the 11/26 attacks, “he added.
In response to a separate question about the reports of the murder of an 82-year-old Ahmadi man in Peshawar in Pakistan, Srivastava said it is a sad reflection of the state of minorities in Pakistan.
“We have seen media reports of an 82-year-old Ahmadi man who is believed to have been shot and killed by some gunmen, apparently because of his faith in Peshawar. This is sadly a sad reflection of the state of minorities. in Pakistan, “he said.
“Over a period of time, we have seen the space for people from the minority community to practice their religion continually diminish. Furthermore, their condition remains deplorable,” Srivastava said.
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