Posted on 11/28/2008 11:42:59 PM PST by nickcarraway
Pakistan today backtracked on sending ISI chief Shuja Pasha to India in connection with the probe into the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and instead deputed a representative of the spy agency for the task.
The decision was taken within hours of Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani agreeing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's demand to fly the ISI chief to Delhi.
At a meeting here early today, President Asif Ali Zardari, Gilani and Army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani decided against sending Pasha to India which suspected involvement of Pakistani elements in the Mumbai terror attacks that left over 160 dead.
The unscheduled meeting held at the presidency continued well past 1.30 a.M.
"A representative of the ISI will visit India, instead of its Director General Lt Gen Shuja Pasha, to help in investigating the Mumbai terrorism incident," a spokesman for the Prime Minister's House said in Islamabad.
Gilani had yesterday agreed to send the ISI chief to New Delhi for sharing information on the coordinated terror attacks on Mumbai when spoke to Singh over phone.
The Pakistan Prime Minister had telephoned Singh to condemn the attacks and offer Islamabad's assistance in investigating the incident.
Singh wanted the ISI chief to visit Delhi to put before him information about the possible involvement of Pakistani elements, including those belonging to militant outfit Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT), in the terror strikes.
Separate statements issued by the Prime Minister's House and the Foreign Office had earlier said the ISI chief would travel to India in connection with the probe.
The statement from the Prime Minister's House had said the "ISI chief will visit India at the earliest" after modalities were worked out by both governments.
Gilani's decision was criticised by the opposition PML-N, PML-Q and Jamaat-e-Islami. Analysts in India and Pakistan had also questioned whether the civilian government led by Gilani's Pakistan People's Party would be able to convince the powerful military to send the ISI chief to India.
Talking to a private TV channel last night, Pakistani army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas had been guarded when asked about the ISI chief's proposed visit to India.
"As far as the visit is concerned, I can only comment when we receive a formal order from the government on the modalities and the details of the visit," he said.
Abbas also said it was "unfortunate" that senior Indian military officers were "making speculative comments without even making a preliminary investigation" into the Mumbai attacks.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Jodhpur yesterday that "some elements" based in Pakistan were responsible for the terror strikes in Mumbai.
Mukherjee noted that Pakistan had assured not to allow territories under its control to be used for terrorism against India.
Singh, indicating involvement of Pakistani elements in the Mumbai strikes, said on Thursday that India would not tolerate use of territories of its neighbours for launch of attacks against it and that "there would be a cost if suitable measures are not taken by them".
What the heck is up with Muslims? I can not even begin to understand the mindset of the Muslims. Why do they want to cause all this trouble? Muslims must be Nuts. I am tired of em. USA should keep em out. I keep hearing there are “good” Muslims. OK> Where are they and what do they do?
start by legislating a Constitutional stipulation that clarifies Islam as a ‘cult’ and not an actual religion .
Thereby denying it protections under the 1st Amendment .
Then ban the cult and the creation or maintenance of places where the cult meets , gathers or organizes . Then invite all that do not agree with the legislation to re-immigrate back to land of origin , or of ancestral origin .
LOL... a “good Muslim” is one who IS SILENT. They don't commit to jihad... but they understand full well why it is performed by Islam's “most pious” elements.
Someone remind me: Do both India and Pakistan have nuclear or thermonuclear weapons? I think just nuclear (”atomic bombs”) not the much more powerful and deadly thermonuclear (”hydrogen bombs”) that we, France, the Brits, Chinese and Russians have.
I keep hearing there are “good” Muslims. OK> Where are they and what do they do?
Same here, I am with mixed understanding if their silence is from fear of radicals in their midst or due more likely to lifetime of being instructed that “only good infidel is dead infidel”. In my book, silence to bad situations is tacit agreement with actions and desired result.
In over 1200 years no one has been able to exist peacefully for long with muslims. Past actions equal likely future actions. Only way to prevent muslim troubles world-wide is to keep them broke. They can not do much harm if only able to travel on camels.
I have read that “good” Muslims stay quiet so that they stay alive. The terrorists have killed more Muslims than we have.
I can’t say I blame Pakistan for going back on their previous deal to send the ISI chief to India. As soon as it was revealed that a bunch of the terrorists were British citizens, I would have asked if the same “invitation” had been extended to Great Britain.
ISLAM IS TERRORISM BY IT'S VERY NATURE
Please. British citizens, but Pakistani descent, trained and armed in Pakistan. (That’s not to say Britain doesn’t have a real problem with Muslim radicalism in their Pakistani burroughs.)
It’s very revealing that Pakistan would backtrack on this request, and instead send some deputy who will say nothing but ‘I don’t have that information.’
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