Islamabad: Describing Mumbai attacker Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab's confession as "doctored", Pakistani authorities have reportedly said the evidence provided by India on the terror strikes is "insufficient" and no action can be taken based on it.
Pakistan had informed visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that the evidence handed over yesterday by India is "too insufficient to be made a ground for any action", "reliable sources" were quoted as saying by The Nation newspaper.
The report did not specify which Pakistani leader had conveyed this message to Boucher during his visit here yesterday. The report also did not state on what grounds the evidence provided by India was deemed insufficient.
Boucher met President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who all said Pakistan will take action against anyone found involved in the attacks if India provided "credible" evidence.
Noting that the evidence provided to Pakistan by India consisted of the confession of Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested for the Mumbai incident, The Nation claimed that he was being held by Indian intelligence agencies and his statement could have been recorded "under torture and violence" and thus had "no legal status".
The sources told the newspaper that Iman s confession was "doctored" and the Indian dossier also contained a demand for handing over LeT commanders Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah, blamed by New Delhi for masterminding Mumbai attacks.
The report said Pakistan is expected to frame a reply on the evidence handed over by India "in a day or two". The government has formed a committee comprising officials of different investigating agencies to review the evidence and prepare a report, it added.
