Pakistan on Thursday asked India to allow Pakistani officials to visit the country to probe into November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks in the light of information provided by India. "An investigation team, comprising an inspector general and two deputy inspector general rank police officers was constituted to hold investigation on the basis of information provided by India regarding Mumbai attacks".
Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik said while addressing a press conference here on Thursday. Pakistan launched an operation against the suspects soon after the Mumbai attacks and responded to the resolution of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) regarding the ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), he said, adding we arrested a total of 124 suspects in the crackdown against JuD in response to UNSC resolution.
"We held 69 JuD activists from Punjab, 21 from Sindh, 8 from Balochistan, 25 from NWFP and banned six websites associated with the organisation besides closing down its five relief camps", Malik said, adding that the security forces have also closed five training camps currently run by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Rehman Malik was of the view that something extraordinary is happening to bring Pakistan and India face to face while the two countries need to cooperate with each other to foil the enemies' plans.
He reiterated that Pakistan has nothing to do with Mumbai attacks. "We condemned the incident on all platforms. Pakistan is also suffering at the hands of militants and that is worrying us". He stressed the need of close co-operation between India and Pakistan, saying that two countries with close co-operation can play active role in war against terror. He said the militants were trying to deteriorate the bilateral ties between the two countries.
Malik said Pakistan and India need to sit together against their common enemy, the terrorists. "We have to prove to the world that India and Pakistan stand together against terrorists because they are their common enemies", he added. He said India should wait for the results of the investigation, which according to him will reveal all hidden truths.
Malik said that Islamabad needed more information from India to proceed with its own investigations into Mumbai attacks and eventual prosecution of suspects. "This is the time that Pakistan and India need to stick together", he maintained. Malik reiterated Pakistan's resolve to use all-out efforts to eliminate terrorism and extremism from its soil. "We are very serious and determined in our fight against terrorism and extremism", he added.