Pakistan on Thursday said that it was ‘disappointed’ that India has not shared its findings in the investigation into the Samjhauta Express attack, adding that an ‘unnecessary hype’ was created on the granting of bail to Lashkar-e-Toiba operative and 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
“[In] the Samjhauta Express terrorist attack, close to fifty Pakistanis were killed. The investigations and the confession of the mastermind of the attack, Swami Aseemanand, pointed to the involvement of India Military officers and some organizations linked to major political parties. Yet, Aseemanand was granted bail on August 28, 2014,” Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tasneem Aslam told the media.
“Although Samjhauta Express terrorist attack happened more than two years before Mumbai attack, it is very disappointing that India has not shared findings of Samjhauta Express terrorist attack investigations despite assurances at the highest level,” she added.
Aslam further stated that Lakhvi’s case is a legal matter and that Pakistan is actively investigating the 26/11 terror attack case.
“As regard [to] Lakhvi, the case is sub-judice. It is unfortunate that an unnecessary hype was created on grant of bail to Lakhvi. These are legal matters and media trials serve no purpose. We should wait for the outcome of the case. The case is progressing well,” she said.
“The Mumbai case is being pursued vigorously by the prosecution,” she added.
Lakhvi was detained again in a kidnapping case after the Islamabad high court had suspended his detention order last week.
On December 18, the LeT operative was granted bail after his arrest by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC), while the government in the Islamic Republic extended his detention in Adiala Jail under the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance. (ANI)