India hands over ‘Kasab’s letter’, Pakistan no evidence provided

A statement by the Pakistan High Commission acknowledged receiving the letter but appeared to be circumspect over its authenticity. “This evening the Indian government has forwarded to Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi a letter from one ‘Mohammad Ajmal Mohammad Ameer Kasab’ who claims to be a Pakistani,” the high commission said.

“He has sought assistance of a lawyer and a meeting with the Pakistan High Commission. The contents of the letter are being examined.”

India’s foreign ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said the letter established the terrorist’s nationality: “In his letter, addressed to the Pakistan High Commission, Kasab has stated that he and the other terrorists, killed in the attack, were from Pakistan.”

“The government of Pakistan has so far not received any information or evidence relating to the Mumbai incident from the government of India,” Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said.

Earlier, acting Indian High Commissioner Manpreet Vohra told journalists on the sidelines of a seminar: “There is a lot of evidence with the Pakistani government and other countries on not just the Mumbai incident. Everyone knows and has evidence about the activities of terrorist groups in Pakistan.”

He said action needed to be taken against terrorists and their groups and United Nations’ resolutions should be implemented.

Mr Vohra indicated that before responding to Pakistan’s offer of cooperation in investigation India wanted to see how it complied with a UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Jamaatud Dawah and its four leaders. He said Pakistan had international obligations under the resolution.