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New Delhi sees a positive development

NEW DELHI: India on Friday said certain actions taken by Pakistan with regard to the Mumbai terror attacks were a “positive development.” It, however, urged Islamabad to take credible action of dismantling the terror infrastructure on its territory.

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) offered to share “whatever” it can after examining the issues raised by Pakistan in its communication to the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad.

“They are still in the process of investigating the attacks, and have taken certain actions, including the arrest of some of those involved, and filing a first information report. This is a positive development,” the MEA said.

Pakistan has met a key Indian demand of communicating through official channels instead of conveying its views through the media.

The MEA stressed that the information was communicated “officially” by the Pakistan Foreign Secretary to the dossier that India gave to Pakistan on January 5.

“The Government of India will now examine the issues raised in the response by Pakistan. After that examination, we will share whatever we can with Pakistan,” said the statement.

India also reiterated that its goal was to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks to book and it would follow this process to the end.

At a function earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the Mumbai terror attack “was only the most recent and the most gruesome example of this scourge of terrorism that needs to be tackled in a resolute manner.”

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