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| Indian diplomat summoned over delay in trial of Samjhota Express |
| 2015-03-14 |
| [DAWN] Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistain J P Singh was summoned at foreign office in Islamabad on Friday and a strong protest was lodged with him over India's deliberate delay in the trial of Samjhota Express terror attack and Indian government's hue and cry over Lakhvi's trial in Pakistain. The Indian diplomat was told by officials at Pakistain's foreign ministry that New Delhi's hue and cry over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's release orders by the court is not justified. A bigwig on the condition of anonymity told Dawn.com that Pakistain told the senior Indian diplomat that despite Islamabad High Court's orders Pakistain detained Lakhvi under MPO therefore Pakistain's integrity and commitment to try the accused of Mumbai attack should not be doubted. Pak officials held Indian government responsible for the delay in trial of accused of Mumbai attack being taken in Pakistain and India simultaneously. "Despite Pakistain's repeated requests credible evidence about Mumbai attacks was never shared with Pakistain," the foreign ministry official said. The official observed that Pak officials and prosecutors were not granted access for cross questioning of Mumbai attack's key accused in India "and this is hampering the proceeding of the trial". Earlier, the detention orders of the alleged criminal mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, were declared void by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. IHC's Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi accepted Lakhvi's appeal filed against his third time detention orders and ordered the immediate release of the alleged Mumbai attack criminal mastermind. The IHC had earlier reserved its decision over the application. Lakhvi has been granted bail in both cases against him, including the 2008 Mumbai attack case and the six-year-old case pertaining to the kidnapping of an Afghan national. |
| Posted by:Fred |