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We want 'credible' action from Pak on 26/11: India

June 22, 2010 17:11 IST

Ahead of a series of bilateral meetings, India demanded "credible" action by Pakistan in the 26/11 terror attack case on Tuesday, saying the core issue of addressing the country's concerns on the issue will be part of these parleys.

Asserting that India has been stressing for "credible" action by Pakistan on evidence provided by New Delhi on those involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said it has been conveyed to the other side.

"We have underlined to Pakistan to take this evidence and additional evidence on board seriously and take substantive action in response to what we have conveyed.

"Obviously, this issue will form part of the discussions with Pakistani government during the forthcomings visits when I will meet Foreign secretary Salman Bashir and Home Minister P Chidambaram meets his counterpart Rahman Malik. Obviously, our concerns on this core issue will be conveyed and discussed," Rao said.

Rao is leaving on Wednesday for her parleys with Bashir on Thursday, while Chidambaram will leave on Friday for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation interior ministers' conference on Saturday.

India recently gave the 11th dossier to Pakistan containing additional information on those involved in the terror attacks in 2008, including Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed. It also provided a copy of the court judgment sentencing Ajmal Kasab, the lone captured terrorist in the terror attacks, to death.

To a question on increasing incidents of ceasefire violations from across the border, she termed them as "unfortunate" and "serious".

"Our concerns have been conveyed to Pakistan on the rising incidents of infiltrations and firing. These incidents of unprovoked firing do not contribute to a positive atmosphere," she said.

In the second ceasefire violation in as many days, Pakistani troops yesterday fired at a forward outpost along the International Border in Jammu where the Border Security Force foiled an infiltration bid by militants.
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