New Delhi, June 13 (PTI): India will raise the issue of nexus between Pakistan’s ISI and the perpetrators of 26/11 attacks during the forthcoming talks between the foreign secretaries of the two countries. External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, however, ruled out India’s intervention in Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana’s case, saying, “We cannot interfere in the legal process of another country.
“As far as India is concerned, we have got very important evidence, assessments and statements on oath that makes a world of difference. Rana has gone and appeared in a court in Chicago on his own. He has mentioned about the nexus between Pakistan government’s ISI and the perpetrators of Mumbai attack,” Mr. Krishna told reporters in reply to a question. He said India would take this up with Pakistan as well as revelations that there were rogue LeT elements in Pakistan administration.
“When the two Foreign Secretaries (of India and Pakistan) meet, all issues of bilateral nature will be taken up. This (Rana’s confessions) is also going to be one of the important issues and we will be taking it up,” Mr. Krishna said. Asked if India would request the U.S. to appeal in a higher court against the clean chit to Rana by a Chicago court in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, he replied in the negative. “Indian government doesn’t believe in interfering in any internal legal process of another country. So, whatever has happened in the court in Chicago that will take its own course,” the Minister said.
“As far as India is concerned, we have got very important evidence, assessments and statements on oath that makes a world of difference. Rana has gone and appeared in a court in Chicago on his own. He has mentioned about the nexus between Pakistan government’s ISI and the perpetrators of Mumbai attack,” Mr. Krishna told reporters in reply to a question. He said India would take this up with Pakistan as well as revelations that there were rogue LeT elements in Pakistan administration.
“When the two Foreign Secretaries (of India and Pakistan) meet, all issues of bilateral nature will be taken up. This (Rana’s confessions) is also going to be one of the important issues and we will be taking it up,” Mr. Krishna said. Asked if India would request the U.S. to appeal in a higher court against the clean chit to Rana by a Chicago court in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, he replied in the negative. “Indian government doesn’t believe in interfering in any internal legal process of another country. So, whatever has happened in the court in Chicago that will take its own course,” the Minister said.
ISI officers, NCOs trained me: Headley
Washington, June 13 (PTI): Notwithstanding Pakistan’s denial, LeT operative David Headley has highlighted the deep involvement of ISI in the Mumbai attacks conspiracy by revealing how he received meticulous training in espionage from its officers and agents during “thousands” of sessions. The training, imparted in a two-storey ISI safe house in Lahore, was not like the James Bond style but focussed on ways to camouflage his identity and earn the confidence of Indians he was going to use.
Headley, was initially imparted training by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for conducting reconnaissance for Mumbai attacks but his handler Major Iqbal of ISI was dissatisfied with it, following which advanced training was given to him by Iqbal and several Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) of the spy agency. “I had been consulting with or meeting with Major Iqbal, and he was discussing what Lashkar intended to use me for, which was surveillance. “He said that he wanted me to do something which he thought was more important, which was do intelligence work for the ISI at that time,” Headley informed a Chicago court which was conducting the trial of co-accused Tahawwur Rana.
Washington, June 13 (PTI): Notwithstanding Pakistan’s denial, LeT operative David Headley has highlighted the deep involvement of ISI in the Mumbai attacks conspiracy by revealing how he received meticulous training in espionage from its officers and agents during “thousands” of sessions. The training, imparted in a two-storey ISI safe house in Lahore, was not like the James Bond style but focussed on ways to camouflage his identity and earn the confidence of Indians he was going to use.
Headley, was initially imparted training by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for conducting reconnaissance for Mumbai attacks but his handler Major Iqbal of ISI was dissatisfied with it, following which advanced training was given to him by Iqbal and several Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) of the spy agency. “I had been consulting with or meeting with Major Iqbal, and he was discussing what Lashkar intended to use me for, which was surveillance. “He said that he wanted me to do something which he thought was more important, which was do intelligence work for the ISI at that time,” Headley informed a Chicago court which was conducting the trial of co-accused Tahawwur Rana.
