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Ajmal could be Pakistani but no proof: Durrani

Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani on Tuesday did not rule out Mohammad Ajmal Amir, the lone terrorist captured alive during the Mumbai terror attacks, being a Pakistani national.

“Could be. I am not saying more than that because we don’t have… I hate to say this… we don’t have proof,” Mr. Durrani told CNN-IBN when asked if some of the Mumbai attackers including Ajmal could be from Pakistan.

Mr. Durrani’s remarks came in the backdrop of Pakistan’s constant denial that there was any Pakistani link to the Mumbai attacks. Mr. Durrani, however, said that till now there was no evidence of involvement of Pakistani nationals in the November 26 carnage and that India should let the investigations into the attacks finish first.

Mr. Durrani said the Pakistani government was looking at the letter written by Ajmal in which he requested consular access and also wanted to meet the Pakistani High Commissioner in India. Ajmal also asked for legal aid from Pakistan in the same letter. He said Pakistan was looking at the letter and trying to formulate its response. He also stressed that Pakistan was also a victim of terror just like India. – PTI

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