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In a major revelation, former Director General of Pakistan's Federal Investigating Agency Tariq Khosa has claimed that 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistan national and Lashkar-e-Toiba trained all the 10 terrorists involved in camps in Thatta, Sindh.
In an article written for Pakistani news website Dawn, Khosa said that the casings of the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from this training camp and duly matched.
Highlighting the facts which show Pakistan's link to the 2008 Mumbai attack, Khosa said, "Pakistan has to deal with the Mumbai mayhem, planned and launched from its soil. This requires facing the truth and admitting mistakes. The entire state security apparatus must ensure that the perpetrators and masterminds of the ghastly terror attacks are brought to justice."
Stating that these facts are pertinent, Khosa wrote:
- First, Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani national, whose place of residence and initial schooling as well as his joining a banned militant organisation was established by the investigators.
- Second, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were imparted training near Thatta, Sindh and launched by sea from there. The training camp was identified and secured by the investigators. The casings of the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from this training camp and duly matched.
- Third, the fishing trawler used by the terrorists for hijacking an Indian trawler in which they sailed to Mumbai, was brought back to harbour, then painted and concealed. It was recovered by the investigators and connected to the accused.
- Fourth, the engine of the dinghy abandoned by the terrorists near Mumbai harbour contained a patent number through which the investigators traced its import from Japan to Lahore and then to a Karachi sports shop from where an LeT-linked militant purchased it along with the dinghy. The money trail was followed and linked to the accused who was arrested.
Khos also said that the ops room in Karachi, from where the operation was directed, was also identified and secured by the investigators. He said, "The communications through Voice over Internet Protocol were unearthed. Sixth, the alleged commander and his deputies were identified and arrested. Seventh, a couple of foreign-based financiers and facilitators were arrested and brought to face trial."
Khosa also stated that this case will not be over soon and also questioned, "Are we as a nation prepared to muster the courage to face uncomfortable truths and combat the demons of militancy that haunt our land?"
Despite the recent talks between PM Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on co-operating on counter-terror mechanisms, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's lawyer said that he would not give his voice sample to India for further investigation.
The trial of the 26/11 accused has been moving at a snail's pace in Pakistan. While 55-year-old Lakhvi has been released on bail, six other accused have been lodged in jail for nearly six years for planning and executing the Mumbai attack in November, 2008 that killed 166 people.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...mits-former-chief-of-pak-probe-agency-2110976
In an article written for Pakistani news website Dawn, Khosa said that the casings of the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from this training camp and duly matched.
Highlighting the facts which show Pakistan's link to the 2008 Mumbai attack, Khosa said, "Pakistan has to deal with the Mumbai mayhem, planned and launched from its soil. This requires facing the truth and admitting mistakes. The entire state security apparatus must ensure that the perpetrators and masterminds of the ghastly terror attacks are brought to justice."
Stating that these facts are pertinent, Khosa wrote:
- First, Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani national, whose place of residence and initial schooling as well as his joining a banned militant organisation was established by the investigators.
- Second, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were imparted training near Thatta, Sindh and launched by sea from there. The training camp was identified and secured by the investigators. The casings of the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from this training camp and duly matched.
- Third, the fishing trawler used by the terrorists for hijacking an Indian trawler in which they sailed to Mumbai, was brought back to harbour, then painted and concealed. It was recovered by the investigators and connected to the accused.
- Fourth, the engine of the dinghy abandoned by the terrorists near Mumbai harbour contained a patent number through which the investigators traced its import from Japan to Lahore and then to a Karachi sports shop from where an LeT-linked militant purchased it along with the dinghy. The money trail was followed and linked to the accused who was arrested.
Khos also said that the ops room in Karachi, from where the operation was directed, was also identified and secured by the investigators. He said, "The communications through Voice over Internet Protocol were unearthed. Sixth, the alleged commander and his deputies were identified and arrested. Seventh, a couple of foreign-based financiers and facilitators were arrested and brought to face trial."
Khosa also stated that this case will not be over soon and also questioned, "Are we as a nation prepared to muster the courage to face uncomfortable truths and combat the demons of militancy that haunt our land?"
Despite the recent talks between PM Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on co-operating on counter-terror mechanisms, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's lawyer said that he would not give his voice sample to India for further investigation.
The trial of the 26/11 accused has been moving at a snail's pace in Pakistan. While 55-year-old Lakhvi has been released on bail, six other accused have been lodged in jail for nearly six years for planning and executing the Mumbai attack in November, 2008 that killed 166 people.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...mits-former-chief-of-pak-probe-agency-2110976
