By Bernama,
Karachi : Clearly in no mood to handover Mumbai terror suspects to India, Pakistan said it will conduct its own investigation into the dossier given by New Delhi and punish any person found involved under its own laws.
Contrary to earlier claims that Pakistan has given its feedback to India on the evidence shared with it, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported here that Islamabad was still examining the dossier.
“We will react like a responsible country and as I said yesterday, if they (India) have some evidence or identify that Pakistani soil was used by any terrorist, we will conduct an inquiry and investigation,” Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters during an official function at the shipyard in this southern port city.
“If (the charges) are proved, we will punish the persons concerned according to our own laws because we can’t allow Pakistan’s soil to be used for terrorism. We are totally clear on this,” he said, PTI reported.
Gilani, who had ruled out handing over any Pakistani national found to be involved in the Mumbai attacks to India or any other country, said that Islamabad was not acting on anyone’s pressure.
Asked about statements by Indian leaders calling on Pakistan to do more against elements in the country who were linked to the Mumbai attacks, Gilani said: “We are a responsible and strong country, we are not acting on anyone’s pressure. We know how to defend the country”. — BERNAMA