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Monday, August 27, 2012


India likely to allow 2nd visit of Pak judicial commission

* Pakistan claimed evidence collected during first visit for Mumbai attacks had no ‘evidentiary value’

NEW DELHI: India is likely to give its nod for the visit of a Pakistani judicial commission to Mumbai for the second time and allow cross-examination of Mumbai attack witnesses.

By questioning terror case witnesses, Pakistan commission would be able to gather evidence against seven accused, including Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.

A decision in favour of the second visit of the judicial commission is expected soon as New Delhi does not want to come in the way of the proceedings in a court in Rawalipindi which is hearing the case against those involved in the Mumbai attacks.

“A decision is expected soon. Once it is taken, we will convey it to Pakistan,” a senior government official said. After the Pakistani court dealing with the 26/11 case had said that evidence collected by the commission during its first visit to India in March had no “evidentiary value” to punish those involved, Islamabad had asked New Delhi to allow its panel to visit Mumbai again.

Pakistan had conveyed to India that it was necessary to take forward the case in the Rawalpindi court and, hence, the commission should be allowed to visit India again for cross-examination of a metropolitan magistrate, a police officer and two doctors, who conducted the autopsies on the nine killed terrorists involved in the attacks.

Last month, Indian Home Secretary RK Singh had said India believed that the evidence collected by the commission had evidentiary value. inp

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk


 

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