Islamabad, October 03: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks today put off a decision on the government’s request to form a commission to interview key witnesses in India.
Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan of the Rawalpindi- based anti-terrorism court asked the prosecution to inform him whether the Indian government has granted permission for the commission to visit that country to interview 24 witnesses, including lone surviving Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab.
The prosecution told the judge that the government has received India’s “verbal” assent for the commission’s visit but Awan said this was not adequate. Awan said the prosecution should inform him at the next hearing on October 16 on whether Indian authorities have granted permission in writing for the commission to visit India.
–PTI