Islamabad, July 09:Pakistan’s top prosecutor says the trials of six men accused of planning and helping the Mumbai attacks will start soon, setting the stage for a key test of Pakistan’s commitment to cracking down on militants it once nurtured to attack India.
While Sardar Latif Khosa and other officials told reporters the prosecution process was on track, defense lawyers complained they had not been given documents about the case or details of the evidence against the suspects, whom they have yet to meet.
India, the United States and other Western countries are closely watching Pakistan’s efforts to punish the militants responsible for the Nov. 26-28 attacks that killed 166 people, wounded scores more and terrorized India’s financial center.
—–Agencies