Malik’s statements on Saeed disappointing: India

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram he was disappointed with the statements of his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik.

He also asked other countries whose nationals were killed in Mumbai to pressurise Pakistan.

Malik had said that Pakistan was not being given evidence about the involvement of Jamaatud Dawa Chief Hafiz Saeed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

The interior minister was also quoted as asking for information about the Samjhota Express tragedy and saying that Islamabad would not be responsible for any future terrorist attacks in India.

‘I was disappointed when I heard him say that evidence was still not being presented to Pakistan and what was worse was when he said Islamabad is not responsible if something happens in the future,’ Chidambaram told reporters. He said ‘the evidence given to Pakistan in the series of dossiers is more than enough to arrest Hafiz Saeed and if they follow all the leads given in the dossiers, they can bring charges against him’.

The Indian home minister said the comments made by Malik were ‘not very encouraging’. ‘I am very surprised,’ he said adding that ‘such statements were not expected from such a responsible minister of a government.’ ‘The last dossier which was handed over to Pakistan a few days ago has been shared with about 15 or 16 countries,’ the minister said.