LAHORE: Pakistan and India are likely to move one step ahead as far as investigation into the Mumbai carnage is concerned because the New Delhi established is showing flexibility and expected to give a green signal to Pakistan’s request of cross examine in this regard.
After having permission by the Indian government, a judicial commission formed by Islamabad could visit New Delhi to grill the witnessed of the 26/11 attacks in which 170 people were killed and dozens left injured.
A private TV channel stated this while quoting Federal Investigation Agency’s official Muhammad Azhar Chaudhry on Wednesday. As per the report, Pakistan is going to move the Indian government in writing allow its judicial commission to conduct the cross-examination of the witnesses of the terror attack in India, and afterwards a detailed report would be prepared in this regard.
According to sources in the Indian government, there are chances that New Delhi could allowed Pakistan’s judicial commission question the witnesses, as a section within the Manmohan-led government has been backing the move.
One the other hand, the Indian government, however, brushed aside the possibility pertaining to the permission in this connection saying New Delhi and Islamabad had an agreement according to which the judicial commission could not be allowed to conduct the cross-examination.
Talking to median on the condition of anonymity, an Indian government official said that the Pakistan’s request would be examined with open mind and there is a possibility that it could be accepted if there is no legal complication. He further said that New Delhi wanted to bring the culprits to the book and every step could be taken in the connection.