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The blame game. February 16, 2009

Filed under: Uncategorized — selflessdoubt @ 8:33 pm

Pakistan is passing the baton to India by blaming the 2007  Mumbai-Pakistan train blasts on India.  These blasts were upon the “Samjhauta,” which is a train that runs between India and Pakistan. ”

Qureshi told reporters in Multan that the Samjhauta Express incident and the Mumbai attacks were interconnected and that the probe could continue only if India responds to questions raised by Pakistan. If India wants the prosecution and conviction of persons responsible (for the Mumbai attacks), then they must answer our questions in a serious manner,” he said, referring to queries sent by Pakistan to India last week seeking more information about the November 26 terrorist incident.”

This comes at a time when the world is focusing its attention on Pakistan and its future actions. Passing the responsibility to India is a way of delaying a further probe into Pakistan’s involvement in the 2008 Mumbai blasts. It is a step back as Quereshi, Pakistan’s foregin minister, had earlier agreed to cooperate with India in persecuting Pakistani suspects.

 

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